Date of birth: 24 May 1924
Date of death: 14 Jan 2002

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Burial Information

Section 09 (Click Here for Section Map)
Cemetery: Odd Fellows Cemetery
Plot: 0408-01
Status: Occupied

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Veteran Information

Branch: US ARMY & MISS NATL GUARD
Rank: SGT - Sergeant
War/Campaign: WORLD WAR II & KOREA

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Notes

Obituary
George Irby Tate
George Irby Tate, 77, of Lexington, a retired letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, died from heart failure Monday, January 14, 2002 at University Medical Center in Jackson.

Services were 2 p.m. Wednesday, January 16 at Southern Funeral Home Chapel in Lexington with burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery. Officiating ministers were Bro. Doug Applegate and Rev. Mike O'Brien.

Mr. Tate, a native of Holmes County, was a letter carrier for many years with the U.S. Postal Service. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict, and a member of the National Guard. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Lexington, and a member of the Masonic Lodge #24.

Survivors include: wife, Audrey W. Tate of Lexington; three sons, George Irby Tate, Jr., Danny Tate, and Ricky Tate, all of Lexington; one brother, Earl Tate of Belzoni; ten grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Serving as pallbearers were his grandsons.

Honorary pallbearers were Reuben Netherland, Mike Lammons, John Downer, M.D., Billy Cash, A.B. Holder, and Calvin Moore.

Family Relations of George Irby Tate, Sr.

Spouse:
Audrey Winstead Tate

More information, family relationships, and images may be found by CLICKING HERE (external link)

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