Emily Suzanne Oates, 35, of Alexandria passed away on Friday March 13, 2026. At Rapides Regional Medical Center.
Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday March 18, 2026 in the G.A. Mangun Center of the Pentecostals of Alexandria at 11:00 a.m. Visitation will take place from 9:00 a.m. until the service hour. Burial will follow in Big Creek Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers are Gavin McCarty, Euri McCarty, Braylon Scott, Anthony Smith, Andrew Smith, Kobe Windham, Zane Windham, Jerry Gagnard, Jason Gagnard, Waylon Brister, Brian Henderson, Dante Rubin, Colton Reynolds and Roger Delrie. Honorary pallbearers will be Robert Delrie, Clint Reynolds, Riley Crawford, Cody Delrie, Kenny Beaudion, Dustin Delaney, Kade Scott, Noah Scott, Morgan Oates, Lucas Phillips.
A native of Pollock, Emily was born on April 8, 1990, to parents Timothy Oates and Susan Ferguson Oates. Emily was a one-of-a-kind soul whose exploding personality touched everyone blessed enough to know her. She never met a stranger. Above everything else, Emily lived for her children. They were her whole world, her greatest purpose, and the center of every dream she had. She loved them fiercely and unconditionally, and that love will live on through them forever. When around Emily her beauty was event inside and out. She had a quirky spirit, a curious mind, and a personality that could never be duplicated. She was truly a once-in-a-lifetime kind of person.
She had the heart of an explorer. Whether she was rock hunting (she loved her rocks), tending to her plants, or simply wandering and discovering the world in her own way, Emily found beauty in the little things most people passed by. She had a curious mind that loved asking questions and diving into conspiracy theories, always wanting to understand more about the world around her with her own ideas of what was behind the curtains. Emily lived life in her own unique way, and that is exactly how she will be remembered-free-spirited, curious, loving, and deeply devoted to her family.
Preceded in death by her maternal Grandparents, Charles Lee Ferguson and Frances Sue Ferguson; and her paternal Grandfather Billy Steven Oates.
Left to cherish her memory: Her life partner, Kyle McGee; children: Gavin and Euri McCarty, Ellie and Kendal McGee. Her parents, Susan and Tim Oates of Pollock La. One grandmother, Lepha Oates of Ennis, TX. Three sisters, Brandy Oates of Pineville La Kacie Scott (Mitchel) of Georgetown La, Brittany Oates of Ennis, Tx. Also, Kent and Dana McGee of Pollock, La Mikayla McGee Crawford (Rylee) of Pollock, La. She also leaves behind 7 nephews, 2 nieces, and many Aunts, Uncles, and cousins who loved her tremendously.”