GATES, Evelyn Ina (Evie)

Daily Courier, Prescott, Arizona Friday, January 25, 2008 Evelyn I. Gates went home to the Lord on Jan. 21, 2008. She was born Aug. 14, 1908, in Shelby, Ohio. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband Chester “Dud” Gates and sister Opal Krocka. Evie is survived by her sister, Alice Will of Shelby, Ohio. Known as “Evie” by friends and family, she was a devout Lutheran and wife. She had a varied and interesting life traveling with her husband during the course of his travels as a heavy equipment operator. Dud’s brother Curtis Gates (Ken Curtis) played “Festus” on the TV program “Gunsmoke” and Evie and Dud spent many years in the Hollywood area where Evie made many interesting friends. In 1971, “Dud” was about to retire and they bought 20 acres of land on Road 4 South in Chino Valley, where they moved a few years later and raised sheep. Services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008, at the American Lutheran Church with burial at Mountain view Cemetery following. Heritage Memory Mortuary helped the family with arrangements. Information provided by survivors.