Jennifer Gates Springer's Obituary
Memorial services will be held Thursday, August 23rd, for Jennifer Gates Springer of Mandeville, LA, who passed away on Friday, August 17, 2018. She was born on January 14, 1978 in Lafayette, LA, to Rev. Larry Gates and Denise Campbell.
Jennifer is survived by her daughters Olivia Springer and Hannah Roberts. Survivors also include Brian Springer, two sisters Janet Trahan and Rachel Gates, brother Joshua Gates, niece Kayla Bailey, nephews Todd Brimer and Jacob Trahan, paternal grandmother Wanda Gates as well as multiple aunts, uncles and cousins.
She is preceded in death by her father, Rev. Larry Gates, sister Shannon Brimer and paternal grandfather Alpheus Gates.
Jennifer was a native of Lafayette, LA, but Mandeville, LA, was her home. She attended and graduated from ULL in Lafayette in December of 2000 with a B.S. in Nursing.
She was a devoted and loving mother. Working in her yard with her flowers, taking long bike rides with her daughter and caring for her animals gave her great joy. She also enjoyed a fulfilling career caring for patients in the Intensive Care Unit of several hospitals throughout the years.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral services at E.J. Fielding Funeral Home, 2260 W. 21st Avenue, Covington, LA 70433 on Thursday, August 23, 2018 at 2:00 PM with visitation on Thursday beginning at 12:00 PM.
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