Breckinridge County KyArchives Obituaries.....PATE, Betty Jean DAWSON February 23, 2017
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Unknown Kentucky Newspaper   February 2017
OBITUARY
BETTY JEAN DAWSON PATE
     Betty Jean PATE, age 85, of Hawesville, Ky in Hancock County, passed away 
peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, February 23, 2017 at her home.
     Betty Was born October 13, 1931 in Breckinridge County, the daughter of the 
late James Robert DAWSON and Elizabeth Louise EGAN.  She married the love of her 
life, Franklin PATE, on October 2, 1946.  Throughout her life she was a devoted 
wife and loving mother and grandmother.
     She worked for many years as a cook at the Riverview Restaurant.  To most, 
she was considered a champion buscuit and fried chicken maker.  Later in life she 
became a very enthusiastic WWE Championship Wrestling fan, and Lifetime Movie 
Network fan.  Her strong bond with immediate and extended family was cherished by 
all that knew her.

Betty was preceded in death by:
her husband, Franklin PATE
her children:
David PATE
Brenda PATE
Donald PATE
3 grandchildren:
Buffy PATE
Dewayne RAPIER
Melissa TONGATE
along with 9 brothers and sisters

Betty is survived by:
two daughters
two sons
10 grandchildren; 18 great grandchildren
one brother, Donald Doris DAWSON
and several nieces and nephews
     Funeral services were held on Sunday, February 26, 2017 at Gibson & Son 
Funeral Home in Hawesville, Ky., with burial following in Pisgah Cemetery.





















     










Additional Comments:
#0288 Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery, Balltown Road, 1.6 miles northwest of 
Mattingly, in the northwestern part of Breckinridge County, Ky.  (Rural 
Route/Star Route Cloverport)

PATE, Betty Jean  13 Oct 1931 -- 23 Feb 2017
wife of Franklin C. PATE
daughter of James Robert DAWSON & Elizabeth Louise EGAN
have her obituary
she shares a double tombstone with her husband

PATE, Franklin C.  28 Jun 1925 -- 06 Dec 1999
husband of Betty Jean DAWSON
son of Halmer PATE & Eva Jane EMBRY/EMERY PATE DAUGHERTY
have his death certificate
he shares a double tombstone with his wife
he also has a flat, bronze military tombstone: S2 US NAVY World War II

THEIR DAUGHTER ALSO HERE:
PATE, Brenda K.  19 Feb 1949 -- 19 Feb 1949
daughter of Franklin C. PATE & Betty Jean DAWSON
have her death certificate
unknown if she has a tombstone
Dana Brown & Peggy Russell



















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