Constance "Connie" June Gates

Constance “Connie” June Gates, 92, of Roaring Spring, passed away Saturday evening May 10, 2024, at Homewood at Martinsburg.

She was born June 16, 1931, in Six Mile Run, daughter of the late William Hopkins and Mary (Daugherty) Bissell. She married H. Dean “Mace” Gates Jan. 1, 1949, in Roaring Spring.

She is survived by her four children: Bradley M. Gates and wife, Kathy of Fredericksburg, Va., Brian L. Gates of St. Mary’s, Brent E. Gates and wife, Deborah of Roaring Spring, and Bridget A. Thornton and husband, Jim of Clarion; 13 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.

Connie was preceded in...