Barbara Cates Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Barbara Cates of Lynnville, Tennessee, who passed away at the age of 79, on May 17, 2025. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Barbara Cates to show support.
Though Barbara may no longer walk beside us, her memory will forever be enshrined in the fabric of the lives of those Barbara touched, a beacon of light guiding us through the darkness. In her absence, her spirit lives on — a gentle whisper in the breeze, a ray of sunlight on a cloudy day, a reminder that love knows no boundaries.
She was predeceased by: her husband L. O. Cates; her aunt Tressie Mae Brady; and her siblings, Kenneth Dooley, Margaret Ann Inselman, Joyce McBride and Betty Presley.
She is survived by: her children, Darin Cates, Teresa Cates and Lynn Cates. She is also survived by ten grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.