A.D. Gatewood

A.D. Gatewood, age 81, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at his home in Pope, MS. Funeral services for A.D. will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 30, 2016 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, MS. The family will receive friends beginning at 12 noon prior to the service. Interment will follow at Forrest Memorial Park. Dr. Gary Berry will officiate the service. Mr. Gatewood was born November 14, 1934 in Forest, MS to the late Wyatt C. and Grace Gallaway Gatewood. He was a retired Mississippi Highway Patrolman after 25 loyal years of service to his State. Mr. Gatewood also honorably served his country in the Korean War while serving in the U.S. Army. He was a faithful member of the Pope Baptist Church in Pope, MS. When he wasn't working, Mr. Gatewood enjoyed hunting, fishing and loved spending time with his granddaughters. His loving memory will be cherished most by his loving family, which include, his wife, Joyce Fischer Gatewood of Pope, MS; two daughters, Teresa G. Norman of Batesville, MS, Karen L. Rikard (Randy) of Pope, MS; four granddaughters; Erica Boggan Wilson (Casey), Jessica Boggan Pressgrove (Jason), Brittney Boggan Moore (Corey), Morgan Ann Hardison (Ben) and six great-grandchildren; Grace Wilson, William Wilson, Jackson Pressgrove, Griffin Pressgrove, Porter Gates Moore, and Chaysen Moore.