James Richard Gates age 84 passed away November 6, 2015. Preceded in death by wife, Jean Gates; parents, Clyde & Dorothy Gates; son, John Bymaster, brother, Bill Gates Survived by children, Pamela (Andy) Yates, Mark (Diane) Bymaster, Cindy (Jimbo) Moss, Angie (Jimmy) Howell; 10 grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren, siblings, Sally Sahm, Bob Gates, John Gates Gathering of family and Friends Wednesday, November 11th 4-8pm and one hr. prior to service on Thursday. Funeral Service Thursday, November 12th 2pm at Hermitage Funeral Chapel. Visit the online obituary: hermitagefh.com