Melissa Gates Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Melissa Gates of Cosby, Tennessee, who passed away at the age of 53, on March 11, 2021. 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 Melissa Gates to show support.
She was predeceased by: her grandmother Sophia Carr; her brother Joe; and her cousin Russell. She is survived by: her husband Ralph Gates; her parents, Phyllis Brooks (Wendell) and Louis Ownby (Peggy); and her children, Phyllis, Cassie and Brian Lee. She is also survived by several grandchildren, special family, and friends.
