The Rev. Mr. Richard Tate was born August 25, 1957, in Waverly, TN, to John T. and Sammye Lane Jones Tate. He was married to Cynthia Lee "Cindy" Tate of Waverly. He was a farmer and a member of Restoration Church in Dickson, TN. Rev. Tate was a graduate of Waverly Central High School Class of 1975, Emmanuel College Class of 1979 in Franklin Springs, GA, where he received his B. S. degree in Christian Ministries. He was a former Pastor of Willow Oaks PH Church in Memphis, Christian Heritage Church, Restoration Church, and Full Gospel Church in Danville, VA.
Visitation with the family will be Thursday, December 1, 2016, from 4-8 p.m., at the Luff-Bowen Funeral Home in Waverly. Friday, December 2, 2016, visitation will be at the Compassion Church, 1452 Clydeton Road, Waverly, TN, from 10 a.m. until funeral service time at 1 p.m.
The Rev. Mr. David Ingram, Chaplain Roger Heath, and Mr. John Gaskill will be officiating the service at the church. Interment will follow in the Pruett-Jones Cemetery in Hurricane Mills, TN.
Survivors include:
Wife: Cindy Tate, Waverly, TN
2 Children: Samara Lauren Tate (Fiance: Fraser Gill), Hurricane Mills, TN
Richard Zachary Tate, Waverly, TN
Honorary Daughter: Hope Willard Wood (Mark), Danville, VA
Father: John T. Tate (Joyce), Waverly, TN
1 Sister: Evelyn Tate Heath (Roger), Waverly, TN
Nieces and Nephews: Gracen Heath Brooks (Daniel), Elena Heath Poyner (Steven), Kara Heath, Cheney Ingram, Davey Ingram, Jordan Clemmons (Cody), Rhett Ingram, and Kelly Ingram
2 Uncles: Robert Cleveland "Rob" Jones, Hurricane Mills, TN
L. D. Tate (Bea), Clarksville, TN
Mother-in-law: Anne N. Ingram, Myrtle Beach, SC
2 Brothers-in-law: Rev. David Ingram (Kathy), Mills River, NC
Walt Ingram (Diane), Hendersonville, NC
Preceded in death by:
Mother: Sammye Tate
Father-in-law: Rev. E. W. Ingram, Jr.
Niece: Nikki Price
LUFF-BOWEN FUNERAL HOME
Rita G. Oliphant, Funeral Director
2400 Hwy. 13 North
Waverly, TN 37185
Telephone 931-296-2437
Obituary Line 931-296-3500
[Editor's Comment: I want to thank Dr. Mike Stewart, former president of Emmanuel College, for alerting me to the sudden and unexpected death of Rick Tate. I remember Rick as a student at Emmanuel College, and I know his sister, Evelyn, who married Roger Heath who is now a retired Army chaplain who served with honor and distinction and had a sterling career. I know David Ingram, and his mother Anne Ingram. I taught E. W. Ingram, his father, when I taught public speaking at Holmes Bible College.
As editor of Hugh's News I wish to send our condolences of love and comfort in this time of shock and disbelief for Richard Tate's family as they begin the grief process.]
Visitation with the family will be Thursday, December 1, 2016, from 4-8 p.m., at the Luff-Bowen Funeral Home in Waverly. Friday, December 2, 2016, visitation will be at the Compassion Church, 1452 Clydeton Road, Waverly, TN, from 10 a.m. until funeral service time at 1 p.m.
The Rev. Mr. David Ingram, Chaplain Roger Heath, and Mr. John Gaskill will be officiating the service at the church. Interment will follow in the Pruett-Jones Cemetery in Hurricane Mills, TN.
Survivors include:
Wife: Cindy Tate, Waverly, TN
2 Children: Samara Lauren Tate (Fiance: Fraser Gill), Hurricane Mills, TN
Richard Zachary Tate, Waverly, TN
Honorary Daughter: Hope Willard Wood (Mark), Danville, VA
Father: John T. Tate (Joyce), Waverly, TN
1 Sister: Evelyn Tate Heath (Roger), Waverly, TN
Nieces and Nephews: Gracen Heath Brooks (Daniel), Elena Heath Poyner (Steven), Kara Heath, Cheney Ingram, Davey Ingram, Jordan Clemmons (Cody), Rhett Ingram, and Kelly Ingram
2 Uncles: Robert Cleveland "Rob" Jones, Hurricane Mills, TN
L. D. Tate (Bea), Clarksville, TN
Mother-in-law: Anne N. Ingram, Myrtle Beach, SC
2 Brothers-in-law: Rev. David Ingram (Kathy), Mills River, NC
Walt Ingram (Diane), Hendersonville, NC
Preceded in death by:
Mother: Sammye Tate
Father-in-law: Rev. E. W. Ingram, Jr.
Niece: Nikki Price
LUFF-BOWEN FUNERAL HOME
Rita G. Oliphant, Funeral Director
2400 Hwy. 13 North
Waverly, TN 37185
Telephone 931-296-2437
Obituary Line 931-296-3500
[Editor's Comment: I want to thank Dr. Mike Stewart, former president of Emmanuel College, for alerting me to the sudden and unexpected death of Rick Tate. I remember Rick as a student at Emmanuel College, and I know his sister, Evelyn, who married Roger Heath who is now a retired Army chaplain who served with honor and distinction and had a sterling career. I know David Ingram, and his mother Anne Ingram. I taught E. W. Ingram, his father, when I taught public speaking at Holmes Bible College.
As editor of Hugh's News I wish to send our condolences of love and comfort in this time of shock and disbelief for Richard Tate's family as they begin the grief process.]