Mrs. Ethel Louise Gates, 71, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015 in Spanish Fort, Ala.
Mrs. Gates was a native of Lottie, Ala. and a resident of Spanish Fort, Ala. for the past 35 years.
Mrs. Gates was a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Otto and Ethel Milstead; sister, Wynell Milstead; and a son, Charles “Lonnie” Breedlove.
Survivors include her husband, Bill Gates of Spanish Fort, Ala.; three sons, William Curtis Gates of Millington, Tenn., Floyd Lee Breedlove of Magnolia Springs, Ala. and Johnny William Breedlove of Citronelle, Ala.; six daughters, Tambra Sluder of Spanish Fort, Ala., Laurie Ann Davis of Fairhope, Ala., Susan Luree Breedlove of Summerdale, Ala., Shawn Louise Strasser of Bay Minette, Ala., Cynthia Sue Griffin of Bay Minette, Ala. and Lou Ann Strasser of Daphne, Ala.; four brothers, Buford Milstead of Fairhope, Ala., Ray Milstead of Mobile, Ala., Roy Odom of Fairhope, Ala. and Edward Odom of Pensacola, Fla.; two sisters, Luvern Boyington of Whitehouse Fork, Ala. and Frances Cook of Shubuta, Miss.; 21 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and special aunt, Mary Alice Odom of Bay Minette, Ala.
Funeral services will be Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015 at 10 a.m. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home, with Rev. Mike Grindle officiating.
Burial will follow at the Milstead Cemetery.
Visitation will be Friday, November 6, 2015 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Steven Gates, Blake Gates, Paul Strasser, Michael Griffin, Pat Goodman and Ed Griffin.
Honorary pallbearers will be Barney Gates and Patrick Bertagnoli.
Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes LLC in charge of all arrangements, Atmore, Ala.
