Gloria Helen Krummel Nates, was born February 10, 1926, in Baltimore, she was a daughter of the late William G. Krummel and Louise Hines Krummel.

Gloria H. Nates, 74, of Columbia, wife of Ernest L. Nates, died Saturday, April 21, 2001.

She was a member of North Columbia Baptist Church. Mrs. Nates was a homemaker.

Survivors were her husband, a daughter, Elizabeth Nates of Columbia; sister, Fern Lee Knopf of Baltimore; many nieces, nephews, sisters and brothers-in-law.

She was predeceased by her daughter, Doris Nates.

Funeral service was held 11 a.m. Monday, April 23, 2001, at Shives Funeral Home, Colonial Chapel, conducted by the Reverend Frank Jordan. Interment will be in Crescent Hill Memorial Gardens. The family received friends from 6 until 8 this evening at the funeral home.

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