Rev. William C. Pate^{[1, 2]}

1908 - 2004  (96 years)

• Name	William C. Pate
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	20 Jul 1908
  Gender	Male
  Died	23 Aug 2004	Buncombe County, North Carolina
  Buried	Ledbetter Family Cemetery
  Person ID	I258624	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	3 Jul 2009

  
  

  Father	Turner Pate,   d. Bef 23 Aug 2004
  Mother	Lizzie Edwards,   d. Bef 23 Aug 2004
  Family ID	F99892	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Vera Bernice Ledbetter,   b. 12 Jun 1912, McDowell County, North Carolina ,   d. 7 Jun 1995, Buncombe County, North Carolina  (Age 82 years)
  Children	1. Colleen Pate   2. Carolyn Pate   3. Kay Pate   4. Dr. William C. Pate, Jr.   5. Rick Pate   6. Patricia Pate,   d. Bef 23 Aug 2004
  Family ID	F99885	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Virginia Baker
  Family ID	F99891	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Died - 23 Aug 2004 - Buncombe County, North Carolina  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S84] E-Mail, Carroll Biddix [cmbiddix1@msn.com], 30 Jun 2009. [S142] Newspaper Article, Herald Journal (Spartanburg, South Carolina), 24 Aug 2004. SPARTANBURG, SC -- Rev. W. C. Pate, Sr., 96, of 2768 Cannons Campground Road, and Black Mountain, NC, died Monday, August 23, 2004, at his home. He was the husband of Virginia Baker Pate, of the home, and son of the late Turner and Lizzie Edwards Pate. Rev. Pate was a retired Baptist Minister having pastored churches in NC and SC. He was a member of Zion Hill Baptist Church, he attended Mars Hill College and Fruitland Baptist Bible Institute. Rev. Pate was first married to the late Bernice Ledbetter Pate. In addition to his wife, Rev. Pate is survived by three daughters, Colleen Horton and husband Jerry of Kershaw, SC, Carolyn Faulkenberry of Mooresville, NC, Kay Mobley and husband Rex of Black Mountain, NC; two sons, Dr. William C. Pate, Jr. of Startex, SC, Rick Pate and wife Regina of Green Creek, NC; two sisters, Lula Miller of Burnsville, NC, Hazel Hollifield of Spartanburg; fifteen grandchildren; and twenty great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by a daughter, Patricia Pate. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m. Wednesday at Broad River Baptist Church, Highway 9, Black Mountain, NC, officiated by the Revs. Keith Davis and Dr. William C. Pate, Jr. Interment will be in The Ledbetter Family Cemetery with visitation to follow at The Broad River Baptist Church. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends Tuesday, August 24, 2004, at Bobo Funeral Chapel from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Memorials may be made to Fruitland Baptist Bible Institute, Student Fund, 1455 Gilliam Road, Hendersonville, NC 28792. Bobo Funeral Chapel, 1860 Cannons Campground Rd.