Patricia Ann Gates
September 16, 1960 — November 19, 2017
Patricia Ann Gates passed away Sunday, November 19, 2017 at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City at the age of 57.
She was born September 16, 1960 in Newton, Kansas to Fred and Sandra Kay (McClelland) Gates. Patricia later married Tim Large in 1976 and to this union one son, Timothy Ray Large was born. In 1980 Patricia gave birth to a daughter, Brandy Diane Jackson.
Patricia was a loving daughter, mother and grandmother. She enjoyed playing bingo, listening to music and spending time with family.
She is survived by her mother, Sandra Gates; son and daughter-in-law, Timothy Ray and Vicki Large; daughter and son-in-law, Brandy Diane and Tony Linger; significant other, Mike Hickey, step-son and step-daughter-in-law, Timothy and Shanda Hickey; brothers and sisters, Freddie and Sue Gates, Mary Collins, Robert and Virgie Gates, Barbara and Paul Brownell and Christina and Shad Thompson; grandchildren, Caleb, Alex, Justice, Brayden, Audrey, Dylan, Daelynn, Dayton, Xavier, Xerick and Robin; numerous nieces, nephews and a host of other family and friends.
Patricia was preceded in death by her father, Fred Gates and one brother, Roy Leon Gates.