Limuel Pate Memorial

Limuel Temple Pate

Limuel Temple Pate, 75, of 12267 Pate Dr., Elrod, died Jan. 22, 1998, at his residence. Services will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Elrod Baptist Church with The Rev. Bobby Sanford officiating, and Stabler-Robbins Funeral Directors of Reform directing. Burial will be held in the Elrod Community Cemetery.

Mr. Pate was preceded in death by his parents, Earney and Mattie Pate; a brother, Johnny Pate; sisters, Dorice Blakeslie, Eunice Kirk, Margaret Webb, and his grandson, Shane Pate.

Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Reda Mae Pate, of Elrod; a daughter and son-in-law, Marilyn and J.C. Hunter, of Elrod; sons and daughters-in-law, Dwain Pate and Beth, of Gordo, Derrell Pate and Lynda, of Elrod, and Douglas Pate, of Venice, Fla.; sisters, Ruby Guy, of Tuscaloosa, Mavis Crocker, of Artesia, Miss., Lois Kelly, of Coylngton, La., Jewel Kizziah, of Texas; 12 grandchildren, Kris Pate, Joshua Pate, Jeremy Pate, Christie Marchant, Scott Pate, Melissa Mauffray, Chad Pate, Redda Rhymer, Jason Pate, Lacy Hunter, Jeremy Hunter, Jason Hunter; five great grandchildren, Garrett Swann, Tara Swann, Heather Rhymer, Temple Pate, and Dylan Mr. Pate served as Staff Sergeant during World War II in Europe with the 612^thTank Destroyer Battalion.

Pallbearers will be his grandsons.

The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. tonight at the funeral home. The body will be placed in the church thirty minutes prior to the service.