Lorraine Gates, a 96 year old former Trenton, MO resident passed away at 11:53 a.m., Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at Newmark Care Center in Kansas City, MO.
Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Sunday, February 1, 2015 at the First Christian Church in Trenton.  Burial will follow in the South Evans Cemetery north of Trenton.  A visitation is scheduled from 1:00 p.m. until service time Sunday at the church.  Open visitation will begin Saturday morning at Whitaker Eads Funeral Home in Trenton.  Memorial donations are suggested to the First Christian Church and may be left with or mailed to the funeral home.
Lorraine Ruth Gates, was born February 15, 1918 in Dunlap, MO to Ray Sherman and Ruth (Cate) Hatfield.  On November 29, 1938 she was united in marriage to Willard Morton Gates in Trenton, MO. They farmed together until his death on April 23, 1969.  Lorraine continued to run the farm while working other jobs, including teaching at the Girls Training School in Chillicothe and owning and running Lori B Bridal Shop with her good friend, Betty Hall. She was also active with the First Christian Church and 4-H club.  Lorraine will be remembered for her great skill with cooking, sewing, crocheting and quilting.
Surviving relatives include her son Gary Gates and his wife Karen of Platte City, MO, daughter Delores Kimm and her husband Vernon of Independence, MO, son-in-law Richard Winner of Phoenix, AZ, six grandchildren; Terry Brown and her husband Steve, Michael Kimm, Richard Kimm and his wife Starleene, Kristi Gorman and her husband Jim, Suzanne Clemons and her husband Charles and Katherine Gates, 11 great grandchildren and 7great-great grandchildren.
Those preceding her in death include her parents, husband, daughter Beverly Ann Winner brother Harry Dwight Hatfield and  twin brother Loren Ray Hatfield.