1932
Virginia
2020
Virginia Rae Gates
October 6, 1932 — June 3, 2020
Virginia Rae Gates, age 87, passed away on June 3, 2020 at her home in Glendale, Utah. She was born on October 6, 1932 in Boise, Idaho to Arden Koops and Lorena Packer and was later adopted by David & Emily Evans. She married Orvid B. Housley in 1949 (later divorced), Silma C. Chappell in 1961 (later divorced), and Bernell Gates in 1971.
She loved to make quilts, making a quilt for family members and friends for any and every special occasion, wedding dresses, curtains, and crocheting. Anything that could be made with a needle, thread or yarn, you bet Virginia could make it. She often made jewelry, dolls, and stuffed rabbit dolls.
Virginia wrote short stories and won various awards for poetry and songs she had written. She read a lot of books and loved history.
She visited various cemeteries often, liked to go fishing and camping, and liked looking for gold in the mountains, often researching books to get to different areas and mines.
She was a great typist and a hard worker. She had a lot of fulfilling jobs and worked as an accountant for many different companies.
Virginia is survived by her children Orvid Ray Housley and Carolee Wetmore, both of Wilcox, Arizona; sister Wilda (Clair) Mitchell of Bountiful, Utah; and many grandchildren, greatgrandchildren, and extended family members.
She is preceded in death by her husband; son Robert K. Chappell; both sets of parents; sister Patricia Hammer; brother DeLoy Koops; and 3 grandsons David Lee Fletcher, John Robert Wetmore, and John John Butterfield.
A viewing will be held June 13, 2020 from 9:00 – 10:30 AM at Memorial Redwood Mortuary and Cemetery, 6500 South Redwood Road, West Jordan, UT, 84123. Funeral services will then follow for Virginia’s close family; however, you are invited to join by live streaming services provided by Memorial Redwood Mortuary at 11:00 AM. Please see the streaming instructions below.
Joining by computer
Go to zoom.us in any internet browser
Click “Join Meeting”
Enter the meeting ID – 8019693456
A box will open saying “https://zoom.us wants to open this application”. Click “Open Zoom”
Click “Join with Computer Audio”
Click “Mute” in the bottom left hand corner so that your audio does not interrupt the funeral services
Joining by phone or iPad
Download the Zoom app
Open the app and select “Join a Meeting”
Enter the meeting ID – 8019693456
Select “Join without Audio”
Select “Call using Internet Audio”
Select “Mute” in the bottom left hand corner so that your audio does not interrupt the funeral serviceService Information
Viewing June 13, 2020 at 9:00 - 10:30 AM
Memorial Redwood Mortuary and Cemetery, 6500 South Redwood Road, West Jordan, UT, 84123
Live-Streaming Services
June 13, 2020 at 11:00 - 12:00 PM
Zoom.US
She loved to make quilts, making a quilt for family members and friends for any and every special occasion, wedding dresses, curtains, and crocheting. Anything that could be made with a needle, thread or yarn, you bet Virginia could make it. She often made jewelry, dolls, and stuffed rabbit dolls.
Virginia wrote short stories and won various awards for poetry and songs she had written. She read a lot of books and loved history.
She visited various cemeteries often, liked to go fishing and camping, and liked looking for gold in the mountains, often researching books to get to different areas and mines.
She was a great typist and a hard worker. She had a lot of fulfilling jobs and worked as an accountant for many different companies.
Virginia is survived by her children Orvid Ray Housley and Carolee Wetmore, both of Wilcox, Arizona; sister Wilda (Clair) Mitchell of Bountiful, Utah; and many grandchildren, greatgrandchildren, and extended family members.
She is preceded in death by her husband; son Robert K. Chappell; both sets of parents; sister Patricia Hammer; brother DeLoy Koops; and 3 grandsons David Lee Fletcher, John Robert Wetmore, and John John Butterfield.
A viewing will be held June 13, 2020 from 9:00 – 10:30 AM at Memorial Redwood Mortuary and Cemetery, 6500 South Redwood Road, West Jordan, UT, 84123. Funeral services will then follow for Virginia’s close family; however, you are invited to join by live streaming services provided by Memorial Redwood Mortuary at 11:00 AM. Please see the streaming instructions below.
Joining by computer
Go to zoom.us in any internet browser
Click “Join Meeting”
Enter the meeting ID – 8019693456
A box will open saying “https://zoom.us wants to open this application”. Click “Open Zoom”
Click “Join with Computer Audio”
Click “Mute” in the bottom left hand corner so that your audio does not interrupt the funeral services
Joining by phone or iPad
Download the Zoom app
Open the app and select “Join a Meeting”
Enter the meeting ID – 8019693456
Select “Join without Audio”
Select “Call using Internet Audio”
Select “Mute” in the bottom left hand corner so that your audio does not interrupt the funeral serviceService Information
Viewing June 13, 2020 at 9:00 - 10:30 AM
Memorial Redwood Mortuary and Cemetery, 6500 South Redwood Road, West Jordan, UT, 84123
Live-Streaming Services
June 13, 2020 at 11:00 - 12:00 PM
Zoom.US
To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Virginia Rae Gates, please visit our flower store.
Guestbook
Visits: 16
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors