Obituary

Shirley McJilton Gates (1932 - 2015)

Obituary

Shirley McJilton Gates passed away August 29th in Denver, Colorado. She was born December 11, 1932 in Newton to Luther and Gladys McJilton. She graduated from Newton High School in 1950 and attended Kansas State University and Wichita University.

On May 31, 1952, she married Sidney Gates of Newton. He survives. Other survivors include a son, Brian Gates and wife, Barbara, of Arlington, Texas, and a daughter, Carol Bauman and husband, Bill of Littleton, Colorado, four grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Also surviving are two sisters, Barbara Fabic of Gaithersburg, Maryland and Darla Neal of Hutchinson, Kansas.

A memorial service will be held Saturday September 5th 2:30pm at Olinger Chapel Hill Mortuary-6601 South Colorado Blvd. Centennial, CO. Memorials may be sent to The Denver Hospice in care of Olinger Chapel Hill Mortuary.

Published in The Kansan on Sept. 4, 2015

Shirley Ann Gates

December 11, 1932 - August 29, 2015

Obituary

Shirley Ann Gates passed away Saturday August 29, 2015 at the Denver Hospice.

She was born December 11, 1932 in Newton, Kansas, the daughter of Luther and Gladys McJilton. Shirley graduated from Newton High School in 1950 and attended Kansas State University and Wichita University. On May 31, 1952, she married Sidney Gates in Newton. He survives.

Other survivors include: son, Brian Gates and his wife Barbara of Arlington, TX, daughter, Carol Bauman and husband Bill of Centennial, CO, four grandchildren, Patrick and Russell Gates of Arlington, TX, and Leigh Torres and husband Steve of Castle Rock, CO, and Jackie Jackson and husband Luke of Highlands Ranch, CO, and five great-grandchildren. Also surviving are sisters, Barbara Fabic of Gaithersburg, MD, and Darla Neal of Hutchinson, KS, and fourteen nieces and nephews.

After raising her children, Shirley was the office manager of Dill and Dill, Attorneys at Law. She was an avid tennis and duplicate bridge player, a volunteer in the schools and a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother.

Visitation will be held on Friday, September 4th from 5 to 8 p.m., for friends at Olinger Chapel Hill Mortuary, 6601 S. Colorado Blvd. Centennial, CO, 80121. Phone number: 303-771-3960. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 5th at 2:30 p.m., at Olinger Chapel Hill Mortuary, 6601 S. Colorado Blvd. Centennial, CO 80121. Memorial donations may be sent to The Denver Hospice in care of Olinger Chapel Hill Mortuary.

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