Verla Kates Obituary
We are sad to announce that, on July 11, 2025 we had to say goodbye to Verla Kates (Stillwater, Oklahoma). Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Verla Kates to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Merle Tillman and Lovada Caroline Payne (Swisher); her spouse Jewel Kates; her sister Kathryn Jo Morain (Payne); her children, Naomi Sue Rice (Burton) and Jerry Kates; and her grandsons, Perry Ray Burton and Charlie Joe Burton.
She is survived by: her children, Richard Burton (Sheila), Wayne Kates (Robyn), Susan Lemire and Beth Strickland (David); and her grandchildren, Michele Ashby (Robert), Carolyn Driskill, Cassie Nelson, Jesse Burton, Andrew Burton, Gloria Newport (Donnie), Richell Chapman (James), Crystal Kates, Carrie Wales, Stephanie Darling (Jason), Linda Sain (Joe), Salena Cantwell (Corey), Mary Strickland, Melissa Bird and Larry Strickland.
