Della Ethel Cates

Della Ethel Walker Cates was born on June 27, 1917 in Pawnee, Oklahoma to Harry Nugget Walker and Hazel McQuiston Walker. She passed from this life on Thursday, August 2, 2012 at her home in Pawnee, Oklahoma having reached the age of 95 years, 1 month, and 6 days. She married Wayne A. Cates on January 28, 1940 in Fairfax, Oklahoma and they lived on a farm north of Pawnee for forty-one years before moving into Pawnee. Della was a member of the First Assembly of God Church , and enjoyed gardening, canning, and fishing. Della is survived by: Children:Malvin Cates & his wife, Lila, Cushing, Oklahoma Carol Johnson & her husband, Ross, Pawnee, Oklahoma Cary Cates & his wife, Janet, Glencoe, Oklahoma Grandchildren:Jeff & Bobbi Cates, Glencoe, Oklahoma Randy Cates, Pawnee, Oklahoma Rodney Cates, Pawnee, Oklahoma Jerry & Trenda Cates, Plumas Lake, California Jennifer Cates, Cushing, Oklahoma Tina & Danny Funkhouser, Decater, Arkansas Tammy & Toby Fisher, Gravette, Arkansas Lynn & Crystal Cates, Colorado Springs, Colorado Heather Cates, Bartlesville, Oklahoma Kenneth & Talara Cates, Pawnee, Oklahoma David Gardipe, Phoenix, Arizona 24 Great Grandchildren Sisters:Wanda Cates, Artesia Darlene Oltman, Council Grove, Kansas Sister-in-law:Ethel Walker, Mulvane, Kansas Plus numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends. Besides her husband, Wayne, she was preceded in death by her son, Franklin Cates; her parents, Harry and Hazel Walker; brother, Sammie Walker; and her sisters, Dora Holland and Dottie Kelly. Services were held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at the First Assembly of God Church, Pawnee, Oklahoma with Rev. James Eubanks and Rev. Brian Wiseman officiating. Interment was at Masham Cemetery, Masham, Oklahoma, under the direction of Poteet Funeral Home, Pawnee, Oklahoma.