John Monroe Gates, Jr., “Jack,” age 60, of Cross Timbers, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at his home. Jack was born October 16, 1965, in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of John Monroe Gates, Sr. and Peggy Gates. He grew up in Hickory County and graduated from Skyline High School in 1984. Throughout his working years, Jack was employed as a body man at Hubert’s Ford Motor in Urbana. He later worked in construction for Duncan Construction in Lake Ozark, John Deere in Lincoln and Carter Trucking in Urbana. He also worked for Lucas Cattle Company, Springfield Iron & Metal, and Cross Timbers Implement. Jack enjoyed racing cars #65, riding his orange motorcycle and watching TV (Gold Rush). He will be remembered by his family and friends for the time they shared with him and the memories they made together. He was preceded in death by his father, John Monroe Gates, Sr., and his son, James Dalton Gates. Jack is survived by his mother, Peggy Mackie, and her husband, Jim, of Cross Timbers, Missouri; two children, John Michael Gates and his wife, Danielle, of Galmey, Missouri, and Lela Rains and her husband, Austin, of Quincy, Missouri; his girlfriend, Jenny Catlin, of the home, seven grandchildren; a sister, Andrea Yvette Rodriguez, of Las Vegas, Nevada; two stepbrothers, Randell Mackie and his companion, John St. Augustine, of San Francisco, California, and James Clint Mackie and wife Bonnie, of Tucson, Arizona; a stepsister, Cari Kimminau and her husband, Chris, of Tucson, Arizona; along with numerous other relatives and many friends. Funeral services were held Saturday, October 17, 2026, at Reser Funeral Home, 101 W. Main Street, Warsaw, Missouri. Memorial Contributions may be made to the Prairie Chapel Church c/o the Reser Funeral Home P.O. Box 910, Warsaw, Missouri 65355.
