Eunice E. (Bell) GatesJeffersonville - Eunice Esther (Bell) Gates, 95 passed away at Copley Manor in Morrisville, VT on Sunday May 2, 2010. She was born in Malone, NY on September 30, 1914 daughter of the late Abner A. and Rhoda M. (Neff) Bell.
Eunice graduated from Johnson Normal school in 1935; she later taught at Waterville and Jeffersonville. She married Johnathan E. Gates on July 3rd, 1936, they had three children. She found most of her passions outdoors; she spent her summers swimming and her winters up on the mountain. She enjoyed her fishing vacations in far Northern Quebec; first with her husband Johnathan then later with her daughter Judy. She was thrilled to catch her last salmon two months shy of her 90th birthday. Eunice “mom” “grandma” was an inspiration to many through her strength, sprit, and humor; she will be missed.
She is survived by: Her daughter: Judy Gates; Her daughter-in-law Deborah Gates; Her sister: Carol Taylor Locke all of Jeffersonville;
her grandchildren: Tyler Gates and his wife Sheri of Williston; Lyndsae Ruchira and her husband Oat of MD; grand-daughter-in-law Paula Teague; Five great-grandchildren: Amber Bell Teague; Andrea Lynn Teague; Audrey Anne Teague: Taevin Knox Ruchira And Mali Leigh Ruchira. Many nieces and nephews; Her beloved cat “Tigger”.
She was also predeceased by her husband Jonathan E. Gates, two sons: Jerrol Gates and Jonathan Gates; grandson Robert Jonathan Teague and two sisters Marjorie Pignona and Phyllis McGovern MacGregor.
Visiting hours will be held on Thursday May 6, 2010 from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. at A. W. Rich Funeral Home – Fairfax Chapel. A funeral service will be held on Friday May 7, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. at the Second Congregational Church in Jeffersonville with the Reverend Lynda Hadley officiating. Burial will follow in the family lot in the Jeffersonville Village Cemetery. Memorial contributions in Eunice’s memory may be made to the National Osteoporosis Association, 1150 17th Street N.W., Suite 850, Washington, D.C. 20036. Arrangements are by John D. Workman, A. W. Rich Funeral Home – Fairfax Chapel, 1176 Main Street, Fairfax, VT 05454. The family invites you to share your online condolences by visiting
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