Dexter Martin TATE

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CENSUS RECORDS

1930 Census
Name: Dexter M Tate
Birth Year: abt 1930
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Tennessee
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1930: District 2, Sequatchie, Tennessee
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Martin L Tate 52
Delila Tate 46
Pearl Tate 25
Vince Tate 13
Bonnie L Tate 10
Ertie I Tate 6
Aldan B Tate 4 years 2 months
Dexter M Tate 5 months

OBITUARY

Chattanooga Times Free Press; 2 Feb 2015

Longtime prominent Dunlap business owner, Dexter Martin Tate, 85, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015, at Manor House Assisted Living Center in Chattanooga.

Since 1958, Mr. Tate and wife, Juanita, operated numerous businesses in Dunlap, including Tates Super Market, City Motors, Tate Chrysler-Plymouth & Dodge, and Dunlap Restaurant. He was a Life Member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, member and chairman of the Sequatchie County School Board for 18 years, veteran of the Korean Conflict, was instrumental in the development of Sequatchie Haven Senior Apartments, and was active in various civic and community endeavors. He was a member of the Mount Pleasant Congregational Methodist Church in the Cagle Community.

He was preceded in death by daughter, Donna Cheryl Tate; parents, Luther and Delilah Smith Tate, of the Cagle Community; brothers, Vince Tate, Quay Tate and Alden Tate of Dunlap; sisters, Bonnie Seals and Virgie Land, of McMinnville; Iva Harmon and Pearl Minton, of Dunlap; and son-in-law, Mark McGuire, of Mexia, Texas.

He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Juanita Whitlow Tate; children, Valerie McGuire of Mexia, Texas; Angela Cook and husband, Randy, of Laurel, Miss.; and Marty Tate and wife, Brandy, of Dunlap; 13 grandchildren, Ashley McGuire Cargile and husband, Marty, of Mexia, Texas; Jessica Cook Stroo and husband, Casey; Tyler Cook and wife, Megan; and Zachary Cook, all of Laurel, Miss.; Jaimie, Joshua, Jonathan, Jacob, Jesse, Rebekah, Timothy, Jackson, and Anna Tate of Dunlap; three great-grandchildren, Aaden Cargile, Kendall Cargile and Lettie Stroo; numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. CST Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015, in the Ewton Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Doug Feazell and Rev. Howell Whited officiating. Burial will be in Cagle Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. Tyler Cook, Zachary Cook, Joshua Tate, Clifford Land, Burnard Tate, and Lewis Land will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 3-7 p.m. CST today.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Alzheimers Association, 4825 Trousdale Dr., Suite 220, Nashville, TN 37220.

Birth:
Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
Name: Dexter M Tate Jr
Birth Date: 17 Oct 1929
Address: 115 Sharp St, Dunlap, TN, 37327-3610 (1989)


Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=142810996

Dexter married Juanita Whitlow. [Group Sheet]

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Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=79421679
Inscription:
Safe in the arms of Jesus