Joel Walter Gatewood

September 5, 1921 - November 1, 2012

Joel W. Gatewood, Sr., 91 of Homer, died Thursday, November 1, 2012 at
his daughters residence. Memorial Services will be held 1 pm Saturday, November 17, 2012 at the Decatur United Methodist Church in Decatur, Nebraska, with Military Honors. Burial will be in the Decatur Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Waterbury Funeral Service.

     Joel graduated from Decatur High School in 1939.  He married Helen Roberta Small on July 24, 1945.  They had four children; Joel Walter Jr, Jacklynn I Peterson, Jeanne Barnes and James Gatewood.