Gates, M.J. 75, passed peacefully at VITAS Inpatient Unit at Baylor All Saints Medical Center @ Fort Worth in Fort Worth on February 23rd, 2014. M.J. Gates will be deeply missed by his wife, Doris Johnson; children, Donald Ray Williams and Cheryl McCoy; step-children, Charles Johnson and Capri Tennison; brothers, Johnny Williams (Judy), L.J. Williams Jr. (Penny), Larry Williams, Jeanette Haynes, and Shirley Williams; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Funeral service will be held in Skyvue Victoria Chapel 7220 Rendon Bloodworth Rd. on March 1st at 3:00pm, interment Skyvue Memorial Gardens 7220 Rendon Bloodworth Rd..