Horace
Horace Herbert "Jack" Pate
d. November 1, 2012
SSgt Horace Herbert ""Jack"" Pate, United States Air Force, Retired, age 83, of Spanish Fort, AL, passed away on Thursday, November 1, 2012, in Mobile, AL.
Jack was born in Prichard to Samuel and Lee Ola Gavin Pate. He served in the USAF and retired from active duty in 1971. He then continued his profession as a Bulk Plant Manager in the Civil Service in Alaska until his retirement in 1984. He enjoyed playing guitar and singing at the VFW Post 28 in Anchorage, AL.
He was preceded in death by his parents; siblings, Beulah Adline Bartee, Sula Elizabeth Smith, Imogene Dorothy Hartley, Eugene Lowell Pate, Cleos Therman Pate, Theos Herman Pate, Sidney Broxton Pate, and Samuel Bascom Pate, Jr.
Jack is survived by his loving, devoted, friend, companion and caregiver, Carolyn Bell of Mobile, AL; children, Joyce Ann Johnson (James) from Sunland,CA, Tommy Lee Pate of Summerdale, AL and Brenda Pate Wilson of Spanish Fort, AL; three grandchildren, Tieg and Madison Johnson, and Sydney Burns; his brother, Frederick Earl Pate of Port Allen, LA; and his extended family.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, at RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 274 Beauvoir Road, Biloxi, from 11:00 a.m. until 12:15 p.m. The funeral procession will leave at 12:15 p.m.
Graveside services with full military honors will be held at 12:30 p.m. at the National Cemetery in Biloxi following visitation.
Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, www.stjude.org.
Tributes may be offered at www.riemannfamily.com.
Jack was born in Prichard to Samuel and Lee Ola Gavin Pate. He served in the USAF and retired from active duty in 1971. He then continued his profession as a Bulk Plant Manager in the Civil Service in Alaska until his retirement in 1984. He enjoyed playing guitar and singing at the VFW Post 28 in Anchorage, AL.
He was preceded in death by his parents; siblings, Beulah Adline Bartee, Sula Elizabeth Smith, Imogene Dorothy Hartley, Eugene Lowell Pate, Cleos Therman Pate, Theos Herman Pate, Sidney Broxton Pate, and Samuel Bascom Pate, Jr.
Jack is survived by his loving, devoted, friend, companion and caregiver, Carolyn Bell of Mobile, AL; children, Joyce Ann Johnson (James) from Sunland,CA, Tommy Lee Pate of Summerdale, AL and Brenda Pate Wilson of Spanish Fort, AL; three grandchildren, Tieg and Madison Johnson, and Sydney Burns; his brother, Frederick Earl Pate of Port Allen, LA; and his extended family.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, at RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 274 Beauvoir Road, Biloxi, from 11:00 a.m. until 12:15 p.m. The funeral procession will leave at 12:15 p.m.
Graveside services with full military honors will be held at 12:30 p.m. at the National Cemetery in Biloxi following visitation.
Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, www.stjude.org.
Tributes may be offered at www.riemannfamily.com.
Visitation
NOV 6. 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM Riemann Family Funeral Home- Biloxi 274 Beauvoir Road Biloxi, MS, US, 39531
Service
NOV 6. 12:30 PM Biloxi National Cemetery 400 Veterans Avenue Biloxi, MS, US, 39531
Interment
Biloxi National Cemetery 400 Veterans Avenue Biloxi, MS, 39531
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