Nicholas Keith Kates

Nicholas Keith Kates, age 26, passed away April 19, 2021, from injuries sustained in a vehicle accident in Monticello, KY.  He was born December 13, 1994.

Nicholas was a graduate of Madison Southern High School class of 2013; he had been working for Hendrickson Manufacturing in Pulaski County.

Nicholas was preceded in death by his grandmother Mary Katherine Lynch, and his aunts Karen Kates and Charlotte Cole.
He is survived by his parents Lloyd and Veronica Wilson Kates of Somerset, his sister: Olivia Kates, his maternal grandparents Lloyd and Wanda Kates, Sr., and maternal grandparents: Ronnie (Linda) Wilson and Karen (Robert) Hatfield, his aunts and uncles: Chuck (Dovey) Chambers, Sherry Hatfield (Frankie) Ball, Paula J. Wilson (Geoff) Bruce, Lindsey Hatfield Gilreath, Sidney (Wendy) Lynch, and Johnny Cole, and many cousins.

Funeral services will be Sunday, April 25, 2021 at 2:00 pm at Pine Knot Funeral Home with Bro. Willis Troxell and Bro. Dwayne Perry officiating.  Visitation will be held on Sunday from 12:00 noon Sunday until service time. Burial to follow in the Silerville Cemetery.  The family will observe State mandates for facial coverings and social distancing for all public services.

Pine Knot Funeral Home is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.