Johnnie Scates

Our Daddy went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, February 13, 2007, at the age of 56. Services are scheduled for 2 pm Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2007, at Anderson-Bethany Funeral Home. Pastor Mark Green of Living Stones Christian Fellowship will officiate with the eulogy by Ronnie Russell. He fought a courageous battle with liver cancer. He was a strong man until the very end, an inspiration to us all. To tell you the story of his life would have to start with his birth – born Johnnie Frank Scates, on September 8, 1950 here in Roswell. He was the baby boy of the seven children born to Joe Frank and Flora D. Scates, who both preceded him in death. He started working on a farm when he was about 7. His dad would take him around the farm on the tractor and work the fields. When he was 18, he started working in construction. He helped build a lot of homes here in Roswell, as well as a few in Nashville, Tennessee and Atlanta, Georgia. He built homes and beautiful home furnishings for almost 30 years. After building homes, he tried his hand at truck driving. He enjoyed driving all over the country with our mom and their dog, “Coco”. In the process of building homes, he was raising a family. He married our mama, Glenda Nease on Oct. 4, 1974. They were married 30 plus years until she passed on March 20, 2005. Daddy was a hard workingman; who worked in all kinds of elements to keep us all feed and a roof over our heads. He taught both his boys to be the men we are today. He helped mold his girls into the women we are today. He leaves behind his four kids that loved him dearly; Mickey Moffett and his fiancé, Laura Riddle, Della Quintero and her companion, Charles Russell, Taffy Peach and her husband, Marty, and Johnnie Scates II and his wife, Amber, all of Roswell. He also left behind the loves of his life, his 10 grandchildren, Timothy Roberts, Misty Roberts, Shane Frazier, Krissy Peach, Marty John Peach, Kevin Scates, Adrea Moffett, Mitchell Moffett, Zoie Scates, and Journey Peach; and one great-grandchild, Keylea Roberts, all of Roswell. Other remaining survivors include, his mother-in-law, Juanita Nease of Tishomingo, OK; sisters and brothers, LaVern Tyler and her husband, J.D., of Midway, Violet Russell of Magnolia, TX, Kenneth Scates and his wife, Detta, Joe Wayne Scates and his wife, Bea, both of Roswell, Sylvia Crosby and her husband, Rex, of McLoud, OK, and Hazel MacArthur and her husband, Ron, of Midwest City, OK; numerous brothers and sisters-in-law, nieces, and nephews; and his very best friend, Ronnie Russell. He was known for playing jokes on everyone. His best joke was “dog jaw”. Daddy loved hunting, fishing, playing dominoes, and marbles. But his favorite past time was spending time with his grandchildren. He showed all of them how to make and take down a domino maze. We are going to miss everything about him. In addition to his parents and our mom, he was preceded in death by his father-in-law, Wilson Nease, a grandson, Zachary Andrew Ryan Roberts, granddaughter, Denise Lynn Scates, and a brother-in-law, C. L. Russell. Pallbearers will be close family members. Viewing for Johnnie will be from 8 am to 8 pm Monday and from 8 am to service time Tuesday. To sign the register book online go to www.andersonbethany.com Services are under the direction of Anderson-Bethany Funeral Home and Crematory.

Johnnie Scates

September 8, 1950 - February 13, 2007