CELEBRATION OF LIFE: 11 a.m. Saturday at Upper Zion Baptist Church, 2124 Danner Street, Pastor Issac Lewis Jr. officiating.
Interment: Cedar Hill Memorial Park.
Visitation: You may visit Mr. Ates as he lie in repose at Serenity Funerals and Cremations, Friday, Noon to 8 p.m. with the family present 7 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
SURVIVORS: Left with precious memories are brother; Lovie Ates (Connie); sisters, Marie Thompson and Devora Ates; and a host of other relatives and friends.