Obit of Tate, Lora Gay Deakins - Oklahoma County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 10 Jun 2007 Return to Oklahoma County Archives: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/oklahoma/oklahoma.html ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm ===================================================================== ::NOT LISTED Surnames Tate, Deakins, Thomas, Flenner, Hill, Byrd, West, Pluess, Stewart, Beaty Originally posted at: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5YB.2ACE/6776 A memorial service to celebrate the life of Lora Gay Deakins Tate, 59, was held Tuesday, April 11, 2006, 2:00 p.m . at Smith & Kernke Funeral Home, 14624 N. May, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma with Rev. Davis Haynes officiating. Lora was born May 13, 1946 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Paul and Dorothy Thomas Deakins. She went to be with the Lord April 4, 2006 at Intergis Baptist Medical Center after a heroic battle with illness most of her adult life. Lora attended Classen High School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She married the love of her life and best friend Orville Anthon Tate, Jr. of Cheyenne and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on May 4, 1962. Orville gives all the credit to Lora for raising two wonderful children while he traveled extensively for the International Brotherhood of Electricf Workers. She was the love of his life and the "wind beneath his wings." Lora "Nana" was truly a homemaker whosed entire life was decedicated to Orvillew, the children and expecially the grnadchildren. She was an enthusiastic supporter of her grandkids' activities, rarely misssing a game or race-or the opportunity to bless them. She was a wonderful cook, always having some home-baked goodie available for consumption-and her witty sense of humor kept everyone laughing. Lors was preceded in death by her parents, sister-in-law Faye Flenner and special friend Pat Hill. Lora is survived by her husband of almost 44 years Orville Tate, Jr.; daughter Karen Byrd and husband, Matthew; son Alan Tate and wife, Tracy, grandchldren Brittany Byrd, Shelby Byrd, Jamie Tate, Jeremy West and wife, Tiffanie, Jesse West and wife, Lindsey; great- grandchild Tristan West; brother Kenneth Deakinds of Garland, Texas; sisters Judy Pluess ands Lori Stewart of Oklahoma City; mother-in-law Betty Beaty of Oklahoma City; many nieces, nephews and the "birthday girls". In lieu of flowers, memorial may be made to the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America www.cccfa.org. Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK 13-Apr-2006 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Oklahoma County Archives: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/oklahoma/oklahoma.html