Mary Elizabeth Tate

Mary Elizabeth Tate was born on July 25, 1921 to the late James and Mary Garnes in Gallipolis, Ohio. Preceding her in the death were her parents James and Mary Garnes; husband William H. Tate; Dossie (Retta) Hugh; Ella, William and Anna Garnes; Minnie (Nelson) Scruggs; Ora (Zeb) Gibson; Gracie; James Jr.; brother-in-law Donald (Thelma) Tate and daughter Tonya Tate; grandsons Demetrius Gordon and Keith Jameson; 4 Nephews; 1 Niece; and special friends Thelma Demmons and Mildred Robinson.

Mary moved to Columbus, Ohio at the age of sixteen from Gallipolis, Ohio. She married the late William H. Tate on July 22, 1945. Mary worked at Timken, Marzetti’s Restaurant, and Children’s Hospital. She retired from Defense Logistics Agency’s (DLA) Defense Supply Center Columbus (DSCC) and became a Home Daycare provider for several years. Mary’s hobbies were baking, cooking, and planting lots of flowers. She was a lady of many crowns and never met a stranger. Mary was a women with a good spirit and a million dollar smile. Her famous quotes were, “I feel like a million dollars and don’t have a quarter” and “No fool, no fun, glad I can be one”. Mary fed many of the neighborhood children and was a grandmother to everyone. She was former member of Good Samaritan Baptist Church where she served as an usher, nurse and member of the missionary board. She was also a member of Clair United Methodist Church where she served on the nurse’s board.

Left to cherish Mary’s memories are her children Patricia Tate, Larry Tate, Denise Tate, and Vickie Tate-Crenshaw, 12 grandchildren, 49 great-grandchildren, 22 great-great-grandchildren, a host of nieces, nephews, many more family members, and a special friend Margaret Franklin all of whom she loved dearly.

Visitation 10:00 AM and Funeral Service 11:00 AM Thursday, March 19, 2020 at MARLAN J. GARY FUNERAL HOME, THE CHAPEL OF PEACE EAST, 5456 E. Livingston Ave.

Interment Dayton National Cemetery