Daughter of David Lewis JONES and Nannie Bethel RUDISILL. Married Robert Mallet TATE.
Emma Jones Tate, age 102, of Boone, died February 16, 2020 at the Watauga Medical Center in Boone. She was born Emma Lee Jones in Rutherford County on Feb. 3, 1918. Emma lived on a small family farm with her family, which included two brothers, and graduated as valedictorian from Mooresboro High School in Cleveland County in 1934 at 16 years old. Emma worked in "various textile factories in Cliffside and Avondale, mostly performing shipping and bookkeeping duties." She married her husband, Robert Tate in 1936 and gave birth to her first daughter in 1938. Then, in the early 1950s, the young family relocated to San Diego for Robert's job in the aircraft industry. During this time, Emma "worked various jobs in San Diego and eventually began working in the retail industry as a store manager and clothing buyer, often travelling to Los Angeles on the train" to buy clothes for her stores. She worked in an industry where she came across a lot of wealthy and famous people. She opened and managed a retail clothing store in the first shopping mall in Southern California. Emma retired from the retail industry near the end of the 1970s, at which time she and her husband moved back to North Carolina and became owners and managers of a motel in Chimney Rock. The couple continued to travel between North Carolina and California, often buying houses and fixing them up to sell. She never really lived in Boone until 2006, although she dreamed of living here while growing up on the farm. Before she started to lose her vision in recent years, Emma spent the majority of her time reading, quilting and travelling. Her husband, Robert, passed away in 2009 at the age of 92. Emma said that, "Watch what you eat and stay on your feet," is the best life advice that she can share with others.
She is survived by her daughter Tamara Benkosky and husband Steve of Boone; a grandson, Daniel Nelson and wife Rosa of Elizabeth City, NC; two granddaughters, Kimberly Buckley and husband Kelley of Alpine, CA, Camille Owen and husband Dave of Las Vegas, NV; six great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her father, David Lewis Jones; her mother, Nannie Bethel Rudisill Jones; her husband, Robert Mallet Tate; two brothers, Robert Jones and Thomas Jones; a daughter Patricia Nelson.
A private service was held. Burial in the Meat Camp Baptist Church Cemetery in Boone, NC
Emma Jones Tate, age 102, of Boone, died February 16, 2020 at the Watauga Medical Center in Boone. She was born Emma Lee Jones in Rutherford County on Feb. 3, 1918. Emma lived on a small family farm with her family, which included two brothers, and graduated as valedictorian from Mooresboro High School in Cleveland County in 1934 at 16 years old. Emma worked in "various textile factories in Cliffside and Avondale, mostly performing shipping and bookkeeping duties." She married her husband, Robert Tate in 1936 and gave birth to her first daughter in 1938. Then, in the early 1950s, the young family relocated to San Diego for Robert's job in the aircraft industry. During this time, Emma "worked various jobs in San Diego and eventually began working in the retail industry as a store manager and clothing buyer, often travelling to Los Angeles on the train" to buy clothes for her stores. She worked in an industry where she came across a lot of wealthy and famous people. She opened and managed a retail clothing store in the first shopping mall in Southern California. Emma retired from the retail industry near the end of the 1970s, at which time she and her husband moved back to North Carolina and became owners and managers of a motel in Chimney Rock. The couple continued to travel between North Carolina and California, often buying houses and fixing them up to sell. She never really lived in Boone until 2006, although she dreamed of living here while growing up on the farm. Before she started to lose her vision in recent years, Emma spent the majority of her time reading, quilting and travelling. Her husband, Robert, passed away in 2009 at the age of 92. Emma said that, "Watch what you eat and stay on your feet," is the best life advice that she can share with others.
She is survived by her daughter Tamara Benkosky and husband Steve of Boone; a grandson, Daniel Nelson and wife Rosa of Elizabeth City, NC; two granddaughters, Kimberly Buckley and husband Kelley of Alpine, CA, Camille Owen and husband Dave of Las Vegas, NV; six great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her father, David Lewis Jones; her mother, Nannie Bethel Rudisill Jones; her husband, Robert Mallet Tate; two brothers, Robert Jones and Thomas Jones; a daughter Patricia Nelson.
A private service was held. Burial in the Meat Camp Baptist Church Cemetery in Boone, NC
Daughter of David Lewis JONES and Nannie Bethel RUDISILL. Married Robert Mallet TATE.
Emma Jones Tate, age 102, of Boone, died February 16, 2020 at the Watauga Medical Center in Boone. She was born Emma Lee Jones in Rutherford County on Feb. 3, 1918. Emma lived on a small family farm with her family, which included two brothers, and graduated as valedictorian from Mooresboro High School in Cleveland County in 1934 at 16 years old. Emma worked in "various textile factories in Cliffside and Avondale, mostly performing shipping and bookkeeping duties." She married her husband, Robert Tate in 1936 and gave birth to her first daughter in 1938. Then, in the early 1950s, the young family relocated to San Diego for Robert's job in the aircraft industry. During this time, Emma "worked various jobs in San Diego and eventually began working in the retail industry as a store manager and clothing buyer, often travelling to Los Angeles on the train" to buy clothes for her stores. She worked in an industry where she came across a lot of wealthy and famous people. She opened and managed a retail clothing store in the first shopping mall in Southern California. Emma retired from the retail industry near the end of the 1970s, at which time she and her husband moved back to North Carolina and became owners and managers of a motel in Chimney Rock. The couple continued to travel between North Carolina and California, often buying houses and fixing them up to sell. She never really lived in Boone until 2006, although she dreamed of living here while growing up on the farm. Before she started to lose her vision in recent years, Emma spent the majority of her time reading, quilting and travelling. Her husband, Robert, passed away in 2009 at the age of 92. Emma said that, "Watch what you eat and stay on your feet," is the best life advice that she can share with others.
She is survived by her daughter Tamara Benkosky and husband Steve of Boone; a grandson, Daniel Nelson and wife Rosa of Elizabeth City, NC; two granddaughters, Kimberly Buckley and husband Kelley of Alpine, CA, Camille Owen and husband Dave of Las Vegas, NV; six great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her father, David Lewis Jones; her mother, Nannie Bethel Rudisill Jones; her husband, Robert Mallet Tate; two brothers, Robert Jones and Thomas Jones; a daughter Patricia Nelson.
A private service was held. Burial in the Meat Camp Baptist Church Cemetery in Boone, NC
Emma Jones Tate, age 102, of Boone, died February 16, 2020 at the Watauga Medical Center in Boone. She was born Emma Lee Jones in Rutherford County on Feb. 3, 1918. Emma lived on a small family farm with her family, which included two brothers, and graduated as valedictorian from Mooresboro High School in Cleveland County in 1934 at 16 years old. Emma worked in "various textile factories in Cliffside and Avondale, mostly performing shipping and bookkeeping duties." She married her husband, Robert Tate in 1936 and gave birth to her first daughter in 1938. Then, in the early 1950s, the young family relocated to San Diego for Robert's job in the aircraft industry. During this time, Emma "worked various jobs in San Diego and eventually began working in the retail industry as a store manager and clothing buyer, often travelling to Los Angeles on the train" to buy clothes for her stores. She worked in an industry where she came across a lot of wealthy and famous people. She opened and managed a retail clothing store in the first shopping mall in Southern California. Emma retired from the retail industry near the end of the 1970s, at which time she and her husband moved back to North Carolina and became owners and managers of a motel in Chimney Rock. The couple continued to travel between North Carolina and California, often buying houses and fixing them up to sell. She never really lived in Boone until 2006, although she dreamed of living here while growing up on the farm. Before she started to lose her vision in recent years, Emma spent the majority of her time reading, quilting and travelling. Her husband, Robert, passed away in 2009 at the age of 92. Emma said that, "Watch what you eat and stay on your feet," is the best life advice that she can share with others.
She is survived by her daughter Tamara Benkosky and husband Steve of Boone; a grandson, Daniel Nelson and wife Rosa of Elizabeth City, NC; two granddaughters, Kimberly Buckley and husband Kelley of Alpine, CA, Camille Owen and husband Dave of Las Vegas, NV; six great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her father, David Lewis Jones; her mother, Nannie Bethel Rudisill Jones; her husband, Robert Mallet Tate; two brothers, Robert Jones and Thomas Jones; a daughter Patricia Nelson.
A private service was held. Burial in the Meat Camp Baptist Church Cemetery in Boone, NC
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