Doris Helen Pate, 100, of Lubbock, passed away on Friday, September 18, 2009, in Lubbock. She was a homemaker.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, September 23, 2009, in Resthaven's Abbey Chapel with Dr. Floyd Bresee officiating. Burial will follow in Resthaven Memorial Park. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, September 22, 2009, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Resthaven Funeral Home. Please join us in celebrating Doris' life by visiting her memorial at www.mem.com.
Doris was born on June 26, 1909, in Childress, to the late John Robert and Sallie Virginia (Mallett) Sullivan. She married Joe B. Pate, Sr., on January 21, 1927, in Lubbock. He preceded her in death on October 6, 2000, after 73 years of marriage.
Throughout life, Doris was involved in several volunteer activities. For the community of Lubbock, she was the coordinator for the Five-Day Stop Smoking Program. She also sang with the Sweet Adeline group, and in 1995, she was a delegate to the International Conference Session for the Adventist Church.
Those left to cherish her memories are three children, Joe B. Pate, Jr., Doris Dephena Bresee and husband Floyd, and Oleta Faye Pate; sister, Nita Gibson; sister-in-law, Aileen Head; 13 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; one great-great grandchild; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be sent to Hospice Hands of West Texas or Adventist Education Center of Lubbock.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, September 23, 2009, in Resthaven's Abbey Chapel with Dr. Floyd Bresee officiating. Burial will follow in Resthaven Memorial Park. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, September 22, 2009, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Resthaven Funeral Home. Please join us in celebrating Doris' life by visiting her memorial at www.mem.com.
Doris was born on June 26, 1909, in Childress, to the late John Robert and Sallie Virginia (Mallett) Sullivan. She married Joe B. Pate, Sr., on January 21, 1927, in Lubbock. He preceded her in death on October 6, 2000, after 73 years of marriage.
Throughout life, Doris was involved in several volunteer activities. For the community of Lubbock, she was the coordinator for the Five-Day Stop Smoking Program. She also sang with the Sweet Adeline group, and in 1995, she was a delegate to the International Conference Session for the Adventist Church.
Those left to cherish her memories are three children, Joe B. Pate, Jr., Doris Dephena Bresee and husband Floyd, and Oleta Faye Pate; sister, Nita Gibson; sister-in-law, Aileen Head; 13 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; one great-great grandchild; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be sent to Hospice Hands of West Texas or Adventist Education Center of Lubbock.
Doris Helen Pate, 100, of Lubbock, passed away on Friday, September 18, 2009, in Lubbock. She was a homemaker.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, September 23, 2009, in Resthaven's Abbey Chapel with Dr. Floyd Bresee officiating. Burial will follow in Resthaven Memorial Park. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, September 22, 2009, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Resthaven Funeral Home. Please join us in celebrating Doris' life by visiting her memorial at www.mem.com.
Doris was born on June 26, 1909, in Childress, to the late John Robert and Sallie Virginia (Mallett) Sullivan. She married Joe B. Pate, Sr., on January 21, 1927, in Lubbock. He preceded her in death on October 6, 2000, after 73 years of marriage.
Throughout life, Doris was involved in several volunteer activities. For the community of Lubbock, she was the coordinator for the Five-Day Stop Smoking Program. She also sang with the Sweet Adeline group, and in 1995, she was a delegate to the International Conference Session for the Adventist Church.
Those left to cherish her memories are three children, Joe B. Pate, Jr., Doris Dephena Bresee and husband Floyd, and Oleta Faye Pate; sister, Nita Gibson; sister-in-law, Aileen Head; 13 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; one great-great grandchild; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be sent to Hospice Hands of West Texas or Adventist Education Center of Lubbock.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, September 23, 2009, in Resthaven's Abbey Chapel with Dr. Floyd Bresee officiating. Burial will follow in Resthaven Memorial Park. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, September 22, 2009, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Resthaven Funeral Home. Please join us in celebrating Doris' life by visiting her memorial at www.mem.com.
Doris was born on June 26, 1909, in Childress, to the late John Robert and Sallie Virginia (Mallett) Sullivan. She married Joe B. Pate, Sr., on January 21, 1927, in Lubbock. He preceded her in death on October 6, 2000, after 73 years of marriage.
Throughout life, Doris was involved in several volunteer activities. For the community of Lubbock, she was the coordinator for the Five-Day Stop Smoking Program. She also sang with the Sweet Adeline group, and in 1995, she was a delegate to the International Conference Session for the Adventist Church.
Those left to cherish her memories are three children, Joe B. Pate, Jr., Doris Dephena Bresee and husband Floyd, and Oleta Faye Pate; sister, Nita Gibson; sister-in-law, Aileen Head; 13 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; one great-great grandchild; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be sent to Hospice Hands of West Texas or Adventist Education Center of Lubbock.
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