Gayle Cates Obituary

Gayle Finucan Ellis Cates SUMMERVILLE - Gayle Finucan Ellis Cates, 78, of Summerville, SC, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at her residence surrounded by her family. A Memorial Service will be held at Summerville Presbyterian Church, Friday afternoon, February 15, 2013 at 4 o'clock. The family will receive friends immediately following the service in Lanneau Hall. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Sculpture in the South - B.I.R.D.S., P.O. BOX 1030, Summerville, SC 29483. Mrs. Cates was born on January 21, 1935 in Summerville, SC, a daughter of John Finucan and Jessie Lanneau Finucan. She was a homemaker and a member of Summerville Presbyterian Church. She is survived by her two sons, Jack (Bo) M. Ellis, III and his wife Jane of Summerville, John Finucan Ellis and his wife Rebecca of McKinney, TX; one daughter, Laura Ellis Jones and husband Neyle of Summerville; two step-daughters, Cydney Cates Ogilvie of Winter Park, FL, and Stephanie Cates Capizzi of Springfield, VA; one stepson, Edward (Ted) Clinton Cates, III of Tallahassee, FL; one sister, Jessie E. Finucan of Summerville; one brother, Thomas M. Finucan of Summerville; six grandchildren, Rachel, Jack, Caroline, John, Jessica, and John; five step-grandchildren, Ian, Elliott, David, Clinton, and Clayton. She is predeceased by her first husband, Jack M. Ellis, Jr. and by her second husband, Edward C. Cates, Jr. Arrangements by PARKS FUNERAL HOME, 130 W. 1st North Street, Summerville, SC 29483. Visit our guestbook at www.legacy.com/obituaries/ charleston