Robert Harold "Bob" Cates^[1]

1947 - 2009  (61 years)

• Name	Robert Harold "Bob" Cates
  Born	26 Oct 1947
  Gender	Male
  Died	21 Jun 2009	University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [2, 3, 4]
  Buried	24 Jun 2009	Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I83987	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Ben M. Cates,   b. 21 Apr 1919, Tennessee ,   d. 9 Aug 2001, Hartford, Tennessee  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Helen B. Clark,   b. 29 Nov 1928, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Dec 2016  (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F30734	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Brenda Faye Cook
  Married	5 Mar 1966	Cocke County, Tennessee   [5]
  Children	+ 1. Kimberly Lynn "Kim" Cates + 2. Alvin Keith Cates
  Family ID	F30735	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Wanda S. Caldwell,   b. 4 Nov 1956  (Age 68 years)
  Married	25 Jan 1977
  Family ID	F30739	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Married - 5 Mar 1966 - Cocke County, Tennessee Died - 21 Jun 2009 - University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee Buried - 24 Jun 2009 - Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 54, 116. [S124] Brown Funeral Home, Newport, Tennessee, (http://www.newportfunerals.com), 21 Jun 2009. Robert “Bob” Cates, of Newport, passed away Sunday, June 21, 2009 at UT Medical Center after a courageous battle with cancer. He retired in June 2008, after many years of employment at Bryant and Pack Lumber Co., Lowes, and Newport Housing Authority. He was preceded in death by his father, Ben Cates of Hartford and grandson, Dylan Gates of Travelers Rest, SC. He is survived by his wife, Wanda Cates of Newport, daughter and son in law Kim and Terry Gates, of Travelers Rest, SC, son and daughter in law Keith and Edna Cates of Newport, grandchildren Coty and Morgan Cates of Newport, Aaron and Charlie Gates of Travelers Rest, SC, and Ashley Cates of Greeneville TN, mother Helen Cates of Hartford, brother Gordon Cates of Hartford and a host of family and friends. He was a loving husband, father and son who took pleasure in lending a helping hand to everyone he met. Funeral services will be Tuesday June 23, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. in the chapel of Brown Funeral Home. Interment will be Wednesday June 24, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. in Union Cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday June 23, 2009 from 5:00-8:00 p.m. prior to the service. [S87] Death Certificate. Name Date of Death / Age County of Death County / State of Residence Marital Status Gender Race File # CATES ROBERT 06-21-2009 / 61 KNOX COCKE / TN MARRIED M WHITE 28711 [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 48781251). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Brenda Faye Cook Also Known As Name: Name Suffix: Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 05 Mar 1966 Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Spouse's Name: Robert Harold Cates Spouse's Also Known As Name: Spouse's Name Prefix: Spouse's Name Suffix: Page: 346