Mr. Jimmy Lee Gates

Jeffcoat Funeral Home 255 Friendship Road Tallassee, AL 36078 Tel (334) 283-6801 Mr. Jimmy Lee Gates, a resident of Montgomery, Alabama, passed away on Thursday, January 13, 2022 at the age of 86. He was born May 6, 1935 in Tuskegee, Alabama to Lee Andrew and Vera Gates. A visitation will be held Monday, January 17, 2022, from 10:00AM until service time at 11:00AM, at Jeffcoat Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Mike Stephens officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery, Jeffcoat Funeral Home directing. Mr. Gates is survived by three daughters, Crystal G. Pitts (Tommy), Susan G. Seahorn (Rick), Sandra G. Johnson (Joey); three sons, David Gates (Kimberly), Robert Gates (Jamie), Roger Gates; two brothers, Charles Gates (Faye), Mike Gates (Susan); 16 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren and his brother-in-law, Sanford Adams. He is preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Jackson Gates; daughter, Pamela Ann Gates; parents, Lee Andrew and Vera Gates and sister, Martha Adams Mr. Gates worked as a weaver at Appleton Wire Company in Montgomery, Alabama for 33 years. The family would like to give a special thanks to the Baptist Hospice Nurses, Baptist Hospital Oncology and Capitol Hill Healthcare nurses and aides for the wonderful care of Mr. Gates. Jeffcoat Funeral Home Directing Tallassee, Alabama