was born to F. Myron J Gates (1857-1933) and Susie Churchford (1869-1939).
![gilbert gates_marriage](http://www.ancestorspeak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/gilbert-gates_marriage.jpg)
He married Margaret Dewitte in 1924 and divorced in 1925. Their daughter was stillborn December 6, 1924. Margaret married again in 1937.
Gilbert married Dorothea Hopp in 1939.
![](http://www.ancestorspeak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Dorothea-Gilbert-Gates-stone2-1024x466.jpg)
Gilbert is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery
Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA
Plot: block 1 lot 69 space 4