Herbert Pate

Herbert Caughman Pate, 79, husband of Barbara Wood Pate, died Monday, July 18, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Born November 15, 1936, in Florence County, he was a son of the late Furman Lee Pate, Sr. and the late Annette Caughman Pate. He was employed by Booth-Boyle John Deere for 22 years and retired from the City of Sumter after 20 years of service. He was a member of Dalzell United Methodist Church and was a U.S. Army veteran. Survivors include his wife of 55 years; four sons, Herbert Douglas Pate, Sr. (Monica), Clifford Bruce Pate (Genny), Daniel Eric Pate (Lorena), and Jeffery Scott Pate (Brenda) all of Sumter; ten grandchildren, Herbert Douglas Pate, Jr., Edward Aron Pate, Holly Danielle Pate, Morgan Leigh Pate, Jessica Yocum (Chris), Brittany Duncan, Heather Craig (Nick), Alexis Pate, Crystal Pate, and Courtney Pate, two great-grandsons, Joshua Bruce Duncan and Ezra Allen Craig; his mother-in-law, Earline Wood of Sumter; a sister, Alice Best of Dillon; and a brother, Frank Moses Pate (Betty) of Myrtle Beach. He was preceded in death by a brother, Furman Lee Pate, Jr., a sister-in-law, Jackie Pate, and a brother-in-law, Nelson Best. A graveside service with military honors will be held at 10:30 A.M. Thursday in the Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery with the Rev. Mark Barnette and the Rev. Abraham Temoney officiating. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 P.M. Wednesday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home of his son, 989 Westfield Ct. Memorials may be made to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.