Cleo T. Tate
- Easley, SC
Cleo Turner Tate, 89, of 300 Alfred Road, wife of the late Jack Tate, Sr., passed away Friday, February 3, 2006, at Palmetto Health Baptist Easley.
Born in Pickens County, a daughter of the late George W. and Ida Volrath Turner, Mrs. Tate retired from the Elljean Plant of Alice Manufacturing Company after fifty years of service, and was a member of Pendleton Street Baptist Church.
Surviving are two sons, Jack "Mickey" Tate, Jr. and his wife, Janet, and Rev. George L. Tate, and his wife, Wanda, all of Easley; three brothers, G.W Turner of Belton, Joe Turner of Easley and Furman Turner of Pickens; three sisters, Frances Looper, Sarah Breazeale and Carolyn Bolt, all of Easley; four grandchildren, Rev. Timothy Tate, Laura Anderson, Angie Clarkson and Wendy Massingill; five great grandchildren, Katie Anderson, Haley and Spencer Massingill, Trent Rogers and Jessica Clarkson. In addition to her husband and parents, Mrs. Tate was predeceased by a son, and by two brothers and three sisters.
Funeral services will be 3:30 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of Robinson Funeral Home-Downtown with Rev. Paul Stephens, Rev. Timothy Tate and Rev. Tommy Howard officiating. Burial will follow in Cross Roads Baptist Church Cemetery.
Visitation will be Sunday from 2:00 until 3:30 p.m. at the funeral home, prior to the service.
The family is at the home of Rev. and Mrs. George Tate, 790 Cedar Rock Church Road, Easley, SC 29640.
Memorials may be made to Pendleton Street Baptist Church, 601 South Pendleton Street, Easley, SC 29640 or to Slab Town Baptist Church, 6918 Old Greenville Highway, Liberty, SC 29657.
Robinson Funeral Home-Downtown is assisting the family with arrangements.