Obit of Pate, Billy Joe - Grady County, Oklahoma Transcribed by: Gene Phillips 4 Dec 2005 Return to Grady County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/grady/grady.html ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ===================================================================== ::Rush Springs Cemetery--Rush Springs OK Marlow Review 23 Mar 2005 Billy Joe Pate Billy Joe Pate, 73, of Rush Springs, passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2005, in Duncan. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, March 25, at the First Assembly of God Church with the Rev. Chuck Davis, Rev. Lonnie Harris, and Clyde Headley officiating. Burial was held in the Rush Springs Cemetery under the direction of Callaway-Smith-Cobb Chapel in Rush Springs. Born Aug. 2, 1931, to Fred and Naomi (Woodard) Pate, in Bradley, he was the owner and operator of the Bargain Barn and enjoyed cheating at moon, remodeling and trading. On Dec. 21, 1948, he married Virginia Towler, in Duncan. He was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia; his parents; a brother, JB Pate; and two sisters, Carmie Freeman and Geneva Woods. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Ted and Deanna Pate of Rush Springs; three daughters and sons-in-law, Sandra Pate, Cheryl and Doug Trammell, and Lori and Preston Jeffcoat all of Rush Springs; 10 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Other survivors include, two sisters Virginia Rice of Duncan and Wanda Tannchill of Chickasha; and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Brian Hale, Steve Patterson, Daniel Ball, Dustin Bratcher, Josh Johnson, and Phillip Ball. Honorary bearers were Mark Dalrymple, Gene Bratcher, Garrin Bratcher, LG Bratcher, JR Hale, Elmer Daniels, Randall Harris, Ted Cline, David Meadows, Sr., and Clyde Headley. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Grady County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/grady/grady.html