CATES, Lewis S. - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

Covington - Lewis S. Cates died Thursday morning at the Small Rest Home in Waynetown where he lived for the past 5 years. He was 52. He was born Jan 18, 1909 in Cates, to Schuyler and Marie Shoemaker Cates. He never married. Survivors include a sister, Edith Green, Danville, Il; and 7 half-brothers and sisters, Harold Cates of Cicero, Il; Charles Cates of Covington; Louise King of Crawfordsville; LeRoy Cates of Santa Ana, Calif; Mary Eleanor Sails of West Lebanon; Deloris Howard of Covington, and Martha Devan of Ft. Collins, Col. He was preceded in death by a sister. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Bodine & Shelby in Covington, friends may call at the funeral home. Burial will be in Kingman Fraternal Cemetery, Rev. Glenn Ray will officiate.

Funeral services for Lewis Cates, age 52, who died at 9:15 a.m. Friday, Nov. 3, in the Small Rest Home at Waynetown, were held Sunday afternoon, Nov. 5, at the Bodine & Shelby Funeral Home. Glenn Ray, pastor of the First Baptist Church, officiated. Burial was in the Kingman Fraternal Cemetery. Pallbearers were: Chester Powell, Fred Cates, Keith Cates, Leo Jarred and Jim Murray. Mr. Cates was born Jan. 18, 1909 in Cates, the son of Schuyler and Marie Shoemaker Cates. He had resided at the Small Rest Home for five years. Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Edith Green of Danville, Ill.; and seven half-brothers and sisters, Harold Cates of Cicero, Ill., Charles Cates of Covington, Mrs. Louise King of Crawfordsville, LeRoy Cates of Santa Anna, Calif., Mrs. Mary Eleanor Salts of West Lebanon, Mrs. Deloris Howard of Covington, and Mrs. Martha Davan of Ft. Collins, Colo. A sister preceded him in death.