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- [S142] Newspaper Article, Vineland Area (NJ), 27 Dec 2007.
Ilone Gates obituary
- [S124] Brown Funeral Home, Newport, Tennessee, (http://www.newportfunerals.com), 28 Apr 2016.
(March 2, 1947 - April 28, 2016)
Betty Jo Amendt, 69 of Newport, TN (formerly of Millville, NJ) went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 28th.
Betty Jo was born to the late Ilone (Phillips) and Stanley Gates in Hartford, TN. She moved to NJ at a very young age and was raised in Millville where she remained a life long resident. She moved back to TN and resided there for the last 10 years. She worked as a bus driver for special needs children for many years and loved all of her students. She enjoyed talking on the phone, watching westerns (Gunsmoke), and taking long rides. She especially loved her family and helping others. Besides her husband, her pride and joy were her children and grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Ilone Gates, her father, Stanley Gates, her brother, Robert Gates, and two sisters, Carol Gates and Mary Elizabeth Gates.
She is survived by her devoted husband of 19 years, Robert Amendt of Newport, TN. Three sons, Steven Chester and wife, Sue, of Millville, NJ, Robert Chester and wife, Cindy, of Warrior, AL, and Christopher Butterworth of Newport, TN. One granddaughter, Kelli Chester of Millville, NJ, and four grandsons, Steven and Jonathan Chester, both of Millville, NJ, and Holton and Austin Chester of Warrior, AL. One sister, Linda Hamlyn and husband, Tom, and one brother, Michael Gates and wife, Gayle.
The family will receive friends Sunday, May 1, 2016 from 12 noon to 2pm in the Brown Funeral Home Chapel with service to follow at 2pm.
Brown Funeral Home is honored to serve the Amendt family.
- [S58] Marriage Certificate.
Name: Stanley Gates
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Event: Marriage
Event Date: 19 Apr 1946
Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee
Age: 24
Estimated Birth Year: 1922
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Spouse: Ilone Phillips
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Spouse's Age: 20
Spouse's Estimated Birth Year: 1926
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Reference Number: 471
Film Number: 1928651
Digital Folder Number: 004485966
Image Number: 00658
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