She leaves to cherish her memories: five daughters, Barbara (James) Ewing of Pheba, MS, Beverly McKinney, and Janet Morris of Maben, MS, Rosie(Kent) Chandler and Vivian(Vernell) Chandler both of Pheba,MS;two sons, George Washington Gates Jr. of Maben, MS and James(Victoria) Gates of Houston, MS; twelve grandchildren; twenty-two great-grandchildren; and one brother, James Thaddeus(Margert) Daniels of Canton MI.