Dexter Martin TATE

Male 1929 - 2015  (85 years)


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  • Name Dexter Martin TATE 
    Born 17 Oct 1929  Sequatchie Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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)
    Gender Male 
    Died 31 Jan 2015  Chattanooga, Hamilton Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Cagle-Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Dunlap, Sequatchie Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • 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.
    Person ID I15671  Master File
    Last Modified 12 Jun 2016 

    Father Martin Luther TATE,   b. 24 Feb 1877, Jackson Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 01 May 1938, Sequatchie Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Deliah Elizabeth Smith,   b. 24 Oct 1883, Sequatchie Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jun 1965, Sequatchie Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 30 Nov 1902  Sequatchie Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville, TN: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Microfilm.
      Name: M L Tate
      Gender: Male
      Marriage Date: 30 Nov 1902
      Marriage Place: Sequatchie, Tennessee
      Spouse: Delia Smith
    Family ID F8198  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Juanita Whitlow 
    Children 
     1. Donna Cheryl Tate,   b. 13 Feb 1954, Sequatchie Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Nov 1959, Sequatchie Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 5 years)
     2. Valerie Tate
     3. Anglea Tate
     4. Martin Tate
    Last Modified 12 Jun 2016 
    Family ID F8205  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart