Sheila Cates Obituary
The memory of Sheila Cates of Durham, North Carolina, who passed away on May 5, 2025 at the age of 66, will forever remain in the hearts of those touched by this precious presence in their lives. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
In the sacred silence of farewell, Sheila is released into the embrace of eternity, knowing that her light will continue to shine brightly in the tapestry of the lives of her loved ones. And as her memory is carried forward, may comfort be found in the knowledge that love is eternal, and that Sheila's spirit lives on in the beauty that surrounds us.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Thomas Reade Gentry and Barbara Ellen Jacobs; and her brothers, Johnny Gentry and Steve Gentry. She is survived by: her sons, Matthew Cates and Richard Cates; her grandson Drake Cates; her sister Belinda Ellis (Vernon); her nephew Jamie Ellis; and her friends, Vernon and Belinda Ellis.
