Mr. Dan Cates

July 26, 1940 - December 15, 2018

Funeral services for Mr. Dan Cates, 78, of Minden, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 19, 2018, at Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Jimmy Simmons, Rev. Toby Tipps, and Blake Chapman officiating. Interment will follow at Zion Hill Cemetery under the direction of Crawford - A. Crim Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at the funeral home. Mr. Cates passed away on December 15, 2018 in Dallas. He was born in Minden, Texas on July 26, 1940 to the late E. E. "Dick" and Katherine Hartt Cates. He served Rusk County as a three term County Commissioner and was also a rancher. Mr. Cates also served his country in the United States National Guard. He was a member of Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church. Mr. Cates was preceded in death by his parents, E. E. "Dick" and Katherine Hartt Cates. He is survived by his wife, Annabelle Cates of Minden; son, Michael Cates and wife Jerri of Garrison; sisters, Paula Mansinger and husband David of Henderson, Peggy Chapman and husband Odis of Henderson; and grandchildren, Dan Cooper Cates, and Caitlyn Collins Cates. Pallbearers will be Michael Cates, Dan Cooper Cates, Kim Chapman, Phillip Chapman, Blake Chapman, Jeremy Simmons, Josh Simmons, Justin Pirtle, Blake Pirtle, Blain Pirtle, and Duff Mansinger. Honorary Pallbearers will be David Cates, Randy Cates, Jerry Lee Griffith, Joe E. Whitaker, Dale Whitaker, Dave Price, Toby Tipps. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to either Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church, P.O. Box 786, Henderson, TX 75653, or Zion Hill Cemetery c/o Lynn Welch, P.O. Box 217, Henderson, TX 75653. Condolences may be made to the family at www.crawfordacrim.com