Sandra Gates

Sandra Gates, 85, of Kountze, died Monday, December 5, 2022.  She was born on July 31, 1937, in Hillsboro, to Ester Avery Ward and Edger Ward.

Survivors include her husband, William E. Gates; son, James Lloyd of New Jersey; daughters, Michelle Lollar and her husband, Milton, of Kountze and Shannon French and her husband, Serge, of Lutz, Florida; sister, Diane Ward Terry of New Waverly; grandchildren, Amber Calltharp, Kira Keller, Adam Lloyd, Christopher Gentry, Danielle Lollar, William French, and Ashlyn Corbello; and five great-grandchildren.  She is preceded in death by her sons, Robert Lloyd and Alan Lloyd; husband, Robert “Bobby” Lloyd; and brothers, Arnold Ward and DK Ward.

A gathering of Mrs. Gates’ family and friends will begin at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, December 17, 2022, with her funeral service at 2:00 p.m., at First Baptist Church, 100 West Monroe Street, Kountze, under the direction of Broussard’s, Silsbee.  Her interment will follow at Old Hardin Cemetery, Kountze.