Claude Ronald Cates^[1]

1941 - 2002  (60 years)

• Name	Claude Ronald Cates
  Born	18 Nov 1941
  Gender	Male
  Died	26 Oct 2002	Knox County, Tennessee   [2, 3, 4]
  Buried	29 Oct 2002	Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I183612	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Elmer Cates,   b. 31 Dec 1914,   d. 19 Sep 1977  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Esther Laws,   b. 6 May 1914,   d. 30 May 1987  (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F69519	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Barbara "Jo" Barnes,   b. 19 Jul 1942,   d. 18 May 2012  (Age 69 years)
  Children	+ 1. Reecie Melissa Cates,   b. 7 Nov 1960,   d. 15 Jul 2016, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 55 years) + 2. Donna S. Cates,   b. 15 Apr 1962,   d. 16 Aug 2001, Afton, Greene County, Tennessee  (Age 39 years)   3. Rhonda Cates   4. Michael P. "Kramer" Cates,   b. 13 Jan 1970,   d. 1 Jan 2012, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 41 years)
  Family ID	F69523	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Died - 26 Oct 2002 - Knox County, Tennessee Buried - 29 Oct 2002 - Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 54. [S113] Manes Funeral Home, (http://www.manesfuneralhome.com), 6 Jun 2006. Hattie Barnes Grooms obituary [S87] Death Certificate. Name Date of Death / Age County of Death County / State of Residence Marital Status Gender Race File # CATES CLAUDE R 10-26-2002 / 60 KNOX COCKE / TN MARRIED M WHITE 48401 [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 26 Oct 2002. Claude (Ronald) Cates November 18, 1941-October 26, 2002 Mr. Ronald Cates departed this life to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 26, 2002, after a brief illness. He was employed by the City of Newport. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Donna S. Verdi and parents, Esther and Elmer Cates. He is survived by his wife, Barbara (Jo) Cates, of the home; son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Melissa Cates, of Newport; daughters and sons-in-law, Reecie and Mike Livesay and Rhonda and L.D. Ottinger, of Newport; grandchildren, Denea Cates, Crystal Crum, Taylor and Tyler Livesay, all of Newport; great-grandsons, Krystopher Cates and Tanner Crum, of Newport; sister, Reva Parton, of Knoxville; brothers and sisters-in-law, Edward and Peggy Cates and Harold and Joan Cates, all of Newport; and several nieces and nephews. The funeral will be held at 8 p.m. Monday, October 28, 2002, at Manes Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Frank Livesay and Rev. Ransom Hall officiating, with burial 11 a.m. Tuesday, October 29, 2002, in Union Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. prior to the funeral at Manes Funeral Home. Manes Funeral Home is in charge.