Ronald M. Gates September 23, 1968 - December 16, 2006 Ronald M. Gates, 38, of North Vernon, formerly of Brownstown and Columbus, died Saturday, December 16, 2006, at 5:15 P.M. at Hospice of South Central Indiana Inpatient Facility after a long battle with cancer. Mr. Gates was a supervisor at Dairy Queen of Brownstown and a past employee of Enkei America Inc, Columbus. He enjoyed fishing and hunting especially with family and his children. He also enjoyed NASCAR and had been an avid bowler. Mr. Gates was born September 23, 1968 in Columbus, Ind. He married Kimberly J. Darnell on June 29, 1996. Survivors include his parents, Marvin Sonny and Mary Gates of North Vernon and Jerri Rush Humphries of Phoenix, Ariz.; daughter, Danelle D. Gates of Columbus, Indiana; wife, Kimberly Darnell Gates, and children Zackary N. Gates, Dakota M. Gates, Sierra N. Gates and Marvin D. Gates, all of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; brothers, Alan L. Quick of Columbus and Carey J. Gates of North Vernon; sisters; Shannon J. Warner of Phoenix, Ariz. and Marci A. Gates of Columbus; grandmother, Dorothy F. Gates of Columbus; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Mr. Gates was preceded in death by his sister Melinda Dawn Gates, maternal grandmother Mary E. Jacobs, and paternal grandfather Glenn M. Gates. Funeral Information FUNERAL: 2:00 P.M. Friday, December 22, 2006, at Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home, 3855 25th Street, Columbus, IN 47203 with the Reverend Brad Napier of Brownstown Presbyterian Church officiating. VISITATION: 4 to 8 P.M. Thursday, December 21, 2006 at the funeral home and also from Noon until service time on Friday. BURIAL: Garland Brook Cemetery Donations Information MEMORIALS: Hospice of South Central Indiana. DirectionsVisitation:  Map to Funeral Home

Ronald M. Gates September 23, 1968 - December 16, 2006 Ronald M. Gates, 38, of North Vernon, formerly of Brownstown and Columbus, died Saturday, December 16, 2006, at 5:15 P.M. at Hospice of South Central Indiana Inpatient Facility after a long battle with cancer. Mr. Gates was a supervisor at Dairy Queen of Brownstown and a past employee of Enkei America Inc, Columbus. He enjoyed fishing and hunting especially with family and his children. He also enjoyed NASCAR and had been an avid bowler. Mr. Gates was born September 23, 1968 in Columbus, Ind. He married Kimberly J. Darnell on June 29, 1996. Survivors include his parents, Marvin Sonny and Mary Gates of North Vernon and Jerri Rush Humphries of Phoenix, Ariz.; daughter, Danelle D. Gates of Columbus, Indiana; wife, Kimberly Darnell Gates, and children Zackary N. Gates, Dakota M. Gates, Sierra N. Gates and Marvin D. Gates, all of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; brothers, Alan L. Quick of Columbus and Carey J. Gates of North Vernon; sisters; Shannon J. Warner of Phoenix, Ariz. and Marci A. Gates of Columbus; grandmother, Dorothy F. Gates of Columbus; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Mr. Gates was preceded in death by his sister Melinda Dawn Gates, maternal grandmother Mary E. Jacobs, and paternal grandfather Glenn M. Gates. Funeral Information FUNERAL: 2:00 P.M. Friday, December 22, 2006, at Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home, 3855 25th Street, Columbus, IN 47203 with the Reverend Brad Napier of Brownstown Presbyterian Church officiating. VISITATION: 4 to 8 P.M. Thursday, December 21, 2006 at the funeral home and also from Noon until service time on Friday. BURIAL: Garland Brook Cemetery Donations Information MEMORIALS: Hospice of South Central Indiana. DirectionsVisitation:  Map to Funeral Home