Kenneth W. Gatewood, Jr

Sherman- A Mass of Christian Burial for Kenneth W. Gatewood, Jr. will be held at 9:00 AM Saturday September 3 at St. Mary's Catholic Church. Rev. Jeremy Myers will officiate. Burial will follow at Cedarlawn Memorial Park. Mr. Gatewood, 90, passed away Wednesday August 31 at Texas Health Presbyterian-WNJ.

Kenneth was born August 2, 1921 in Amite, Louisiana to the late Kenneth and Carrie (Necaise) Gatewood. He married Virginia Gregory on July 3, 1946 in Lake Charles, LA. He and Virginia had been married over 65 years when she passed away August 25, 2011. Mr. Gatewood was in the US Air Force for over 32 years, serving in World War II and Korea. After retiring from the military, Mr. Gatewood worked at Fisher Controls for twenty years. He was a longtime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and St. Mary's Catholic Church.

Mr. Gatewood is survived by one daughter, Marilyn Barnett and her husband Dale of Denison; two sons, Michael Gatewood and his wife Melissa of Los Angeles and Robert Gatewood and his wife Pat of Sherman; nine grandchildren, Kenneth Gatewood, April Gatewood, Joe Barnett, Lisa Munson, Brian Barnett, Kenneth William Gatewood III, Sean-Maree Ray Gatewood, Jean Ann Reynolds, and Michelle Alice Reynolds; seven great grandchildren; and two sisters, Jeannie Haas of Kiln, Mississippi and G.G. Falgout of New Orleans. He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Kenneth Gregory Gatewood; and two sisters.

The family will receive friends from 5:00-7:00 PM Friday September 2 at Waldo Funeral Home. The register book can be signed online at waldofuneralhome.com. Memorials may be made to St. Mary's Catholic Church at 727 S. Travis Sherman, TX 75090.