Karen S. Gates

Karen worked in Quality Control at Silgan.

She enjoyed Bingo and was a wonderful cook. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She was very giving and enjoyed helping people.

Karen was a lifetime member of Howell General Baptist Church

She was preceded in death by her parents, Dallas McDowell and Lila Embry; grandson, Dustin Lee Chism; and brother, Charles McDowell.

Karen is survived by her husband of 38 years, Michael Gates; daughter, Martie Smithler (Scott); sons, Sean Gates (Heather) and John Dallas Gates all of Evansville; grandchildren, Amanda Chism, Jacinda Gates, Shyanne Chism, Paige Gates, and Caberon Gates; and great grandson, Dustin James Owens; sisters, Sylvia Fenwick, Margaret Ezell, Nora Elaine Roberts, and Lori Jean Hager; brothers, Richard Turner and Michael Embry; and several nieces and nephews.

Services will be 1:00 PM Tuesday, December 18, 2012, at Alexander West Chapel, officiated by Rev. Terry Gamblin, with burial in Alexander Memorial Park. Friends may visit Monday from 1:00 to 8:00 PM at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to Youth Center at Howell General Baptist Church, 1520 Delmar Avenue, Evansville, IN 47712.