Funeral services for Mrs. Betty Mae Walker Gates will be held on Monday, May 12, 2025 at 2:00 P.M. at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe. Rev. G.E. “Skip” Dean will be officiating.  Interment will follow at Rocky Branch Cemetery, under the care and direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Homes, West Monroe.  Visitation will be from 1:00 P.M. until the time of service.

Mrs. Betty Mae Walker Gates was born on December 22nd, 1925, and peacefully passed from this life, surrounded by family, on May 7th, 2025, at the age of 99.Betty Mae attended Good Hope Baptist Church for over 60 years and was a current member at Highland Baptist Church in West Monroe, LA. She worked at Louisiana Power and Light for over 30 years. She is preceded in death by her parents, George and Susie Walker; spouse of 66 years, Raymond Gates; siblings, W. A. Walker, James Alfred Walker, Aubrey Ray Walker and Zelma Fay Walker.

Her legacy continues with her daughter, Mary Lenee Mahgoub and husband Amerr Adel Mahgoub; grandchildren, Bassel Mahgoub and wife Amber, Faris Mahgoub and girlfriend Lauren, Samer Mahgoub and wife Ann-Marie, Sarah Hamby and husband Tyler; great-grandchildren, Alara Brynn Mahgoub, Myles Raymond Mahgoub, Rylee Rae Hamby, Georgia Mae Hamby and Ryker Ratcliff; along with numerous nieces and nephews; and many extended family and friends.

Betty Mae had a zeal for life, one that was driven by the many attributes people came to associate with her: compassion, loyalty, and an unshakable love for her family. She loved her family more than any words could ever fully express and made sure to call each of us every single day. It wouldn’t be honest or fair if we didn’t mention one of her most defining traits: stubbornness. But Betty’s stubbornness wasn’t random. It was rooted in everything else she stood for. She was stubborn in how deeply she could care, and stubborn in her fierce loyalty to anything involving her family. In the end, her stubbornness showed in the most touching way. She held on until every one of her grandchildren, or as she liked to call us, her little chicks, were in the room with her, along with Mary. Only then, surrounded by her family and a room filled with love, did she finally allow herself to go be with Papaw.

Pallbearers will be Tim Russell, Jay Lebrun, Brett Smalling, Chase Gonzales, Robert Lay, Drew Benton and Chris Hill. Honorary pallbearers will be Wayne Walker, Kerry Walker and Steve Walker

The family would like to give special thanks to the medical staff at Louisiana Hospice, including Ms. Angela and Rev. Ricky Baker and the many nurses who cared for her.

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