GATES, Marvin J.

GATES, LAMB, MCCOY, ELLIS

Posted By: Mary Dolan
Date: 10/5/2001 at 12:32:38

Clinton Age
07 Feb 1905

The Passing of Marvin J. GATES

Succumbs at His Home Yesterday Afternoon After Short Illness.

Has Been Prominent Business Man of This City for the Past Five Years.

Eleven o'clock yesterday marked the hour of the passing of Marvin J. GATES one of Clinton's prominent business men.

Although Mr. GATES had been ailing for some months it was not thought to be of a serious nature and his death yesterday came as a sudden shock to the entire city and especially to those who met him on the street Saturday and conversed with him.

A man of sterling business qualities who has for the past five years been deeply interested in the business welfare of this city and was a prominent figure in the social world, his death is felt keenly and the entire city extend sympathy to the bereaved members of his family.

He was connected with the American Wire Cloth factory as treasurer of the company; was secretary of the Iowa Granite Brick company; a director of the Iowa and Illinois Interurban; a member of the Cromwell Hotel company, a director of the National Papier Mache factory and one of the owners of the Clinton theatre.

In other than monetary ways was Mr. GATES interested in Clinton's welfare. He was a member of the board of trustees of the Clinton public library, and also a most active member of the Y. M. C. A. building committee, working zealously and untiringly in the interests of the new building.

Unfortunately nearly all of the members of the Lamb family were out of the city yesterday at the time of his death and are making all haste to return.

J. D. LAMB and Mr. and Mrs. R. B. MCCOY are in Chicago, from which city they will return this evening. G. E. LAMB and F. W. ELLIS are in Davenport, Mrs. Artemus LAMB and Mr. and Mrs. Lafayette LAMB are in southern California.

Obituary.

Marvin J. GATES was born in the city of Cedar Rapids in the month of May, 1864, and resided in that city the greater part of his life. He was married in October, 1893, to Miss Emma LAMB, daughter of the late Artemus LAMB. The young couple made their home in Cedar Rapids until five years ago, when they moved to Clinton.

To this marriage have been born four children, three sons, Artemus, John and Garrett, and a daughter, little Henrietta.

Funeral services will be held at the home at Oakhurst, Wednesday morning at ten o'clock and will be private. Friends outside of the family are requested not to send flowers.

09 Feb 1905

Yesterday the last sad rites were observed in memory of the late Marvin J. GATES. The funeral services were conducted by the Rev. Hiram FOULKES after which the remains were laid to rest in the Springdale cemetery.