OPAL CATES

ATLANTA, Texas—Opal Cates, 95, of Tampa, Fla., died Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007, in Tampa. <br />Mrs. Cates was a retired schoolteacher in Texas and Florida, a tutor, master teacher and a member of Delta Kappa Gamma, Aladdin Storyteller League and First Baptist Church of Tampa, where she taught Sunday school. She was preceded in death by her husband, Alvie “A.D.” Cates, in 2003. <br />Survivors include one sister-in-law and nine nieces and nephews. <br />Graveside services were Dec. 17 at Y Cemetery, Atlanta. Burial was under direction of Hanner Funeral Service. <br />