   David B. Tate Sr. 12 November 1855 - 4 March 1929 Willie Tate 25 July 1875 - 19 June 1961  Infant Son of D. B. & W. D. Tate 23 September 1892  David B. Tate Jr. 1893 - 1936 The Whitewright Sun
Thursday, November 19, 1936 pg.5 MORTUARY Funeral services for David B. Tate, 43, were held Tuesday afternoon at the home of his mother, Mrs. D.B. Tate, of the Desert community south of Whitewright. Dr. B. Wrenn Webb, pastor of the Whitewright Presbyterian Church was assisted in conducting the services by Rev. Hyde of Leonard, pastor of the Cross Roads Presbyterian Church and Rev. G.W. Jones, former pastor. Interment was in Cross Roads Cemetery. Pallbearers were Wallace Caraway, Horace Gordon, Homer Wallace, Elvin Petty, John Reeves, and Bird Webb of Dallas. Mr. Tate died last Thursday at Deer Lodge, Montana, where he was empoyed as an electric welder. The body arrived in Whitewright Tuesday morning and was taken to the home of his mother. He was born in the Desert community in 1893, son of David B. Tate, well known farmer of that community for many years. He attended school in that community and in Whitewright and had many friends here. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church. Surviving besides his mother are his wife; one son, Jack; and one daughter, Joan, of Tom Bean; four sisters, Mrs. Paschal Binion of Dallas; Mrs. Morris Hughes of Blue Ridge; and Mrs. Cloy Horton and Mrs. Prentiss Compton of Whitewright; and one brother, Joe Tate, former Texas League baseball player.
GRANDMA TATE DEAD A Good Christian Woman and a Mother in Isreal On Monday, December 13, 1897, the spirit of Mrs. Cynthia Tate, better known as Grandma Tate, of Desert, took its flight from this world to that home beyond, where all is bright, and peace and love reign supreme. The remains were interred in the Crossroads cemetery the following day, and was followed to the grave by a large concourse of sorrowing friends, for she had many, and it was indeed a sad day to them. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. J.B. Nicholson of this city. Mrs. Tate, nee Hamilton, was born in Tennessee on October 23, 1818, and on October 17, 1839 was married to Rev. John Tate, a Cumberland Presbyterian minister, with whom she lived a happy and devoted life until his death in 1869, since when she has never married again. To this union there were born 8 children, 2 of whom died in early childhood, and 3 after the age of maturity. Grandma Tate joined the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at the age of 26, and from that time until the hour of death lived a devoted Christian life, and that she was a good and true Christian, serving God with all her strength and means, all who know her can attest. For nearly 30 years, with no strong arm to protect and assist her, she, making God her guide, she battled life and provided for herself and those dependent upon her, and during this time she paid for a good home, as well as gave liberally to the cause of God and Christianity, thus proving herself of extraordinary industry and economy. She was ever the friend of the honest and upright, and discountenanced every thing that was not in true keeping with the spirit of God, and was ever ready to lend a helping hand to the needy. For 58 years she lived a devoted and earnest Christian life, never faltering, and in the end dropped into a beautiful and sweet sleep, to awake in the other and better world, where a golden crown, studded with gems more precious than pearls, more brillant than diamonds, and more beautiful than rubies awaits her. Her good deeds will long live after her, and the memory of Grandma Tate will not soon be forgotten by those who knew her.  Ray Tate Wallace 1906 - 1923 w/o G. Wallace  Cross Roads Cemetery Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson CountyTXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |
