GATES, Emma Lamb 1866-1945

LAMB, GATES, MURPHY, MCCOY, VAN ALLEN

Posted By: Michael Kearney (email)
Date: 7/31/2002 at 20:07:17

The Clinton Herald Wednesday February 7, 1945 p. 8 Mrs. Emma Lamb Gates, 549 Fifth Avenue South, widow of the late Marvin J. Gates, died at 7:45 o'clock this morning in Phoenix, Ariz., following a prolonged illness. The body will be brought to Clinton for burial in Springdale cemetery, but funeral arrangements have not yet been completed. Mrs. Gates was the mother of Artemus Gates, assistant U.S. secretary of the navy for air, and also of Mrs. Laurence A. Murphy, nee Miss Henrietta Gates, and of John N. Gates, both now of Moline, Ill. During her life tome residence in this city, Mrs. Gates always took an active interest in civic and social affairs of the city, and was the first woman to serve as a member of the board of education of the Clinton independent school district. She was a member of the First Presbyterian church and held membership in the Clinton Country club auxiliary, and also was interested in young people and their activities. Mrs. Gates, daughter of Artemus Lamb and Hanrietta Smith Lamb, was born in Clinton Dec. 6, 1866. Her marriage to Marvin J. Gates took place in 1892. He preceded her in death in 1905, and a son, Garrett Gates, died some years ago. Among survivors are four grandchildren, Miss Diane and Miss Cynthia Gates, New York City, and Garrett and Sheila Murphy, Moline; a sister, Mrs. Clare McCoy, Clinton, and a cousin, Mrs. Fred H. Van Allen, Clinton. Her daughter, Mrs. Murphy, and her sister, Mrs. McCoy, were at her bedside.