Sis. Lillie Ruth Gates was born May 26, 1938 in Lee    County unto the late William Fryer and Mildred Robinson . She departed this life on March 9, 2025 at the North MS Medical Center in Tupelo, MS. She was very much loved by her family and friends. She leaves to mourn her passing; one daughter: Sheritha Morris ( Eddie); sister: Shirley Andrews (Pastor Wardell Andrews); two special nephews: Denyal McCoy ( Latonya) and Michael Stubbs; four grandchildren; eight grandchildren and a host of family and friends who loved her dearly. She was preceded in death by her parents and two siblings.