Gloria Gaston Tate, 88, of 105 Ashley Street, Gaffney, SC, passed away Thursday, February 23rd, in her home.
Wife of Jay Walter Tate, she was born in Cherokee County, SC to James Campfield Gaston and Annie Mae Spears Gaston.
She was a member of Limestone Missionary Baptist Church. She was a 1951 graduate of Granard High School and a retiree of the Cherokee County School System.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Darrell Tate, and a grandchild, Miranda Latoya Tate.
She leaves to cherish loving memories: her husband, Jay Walter Tate, of the home; two sons, Harold Tate, of Gaffney, SC and Jay Walter Tate, Jr., of Simpsonville, SC; a brother, James “June” Campfield Gaston, Jr., of Gaffney, SC; six grandchildren; fourteen great- grandchildren; one great-great grandchild; a host of other relatives and friends.
A Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday, March 1st, 2:00 p.m., in Mt. Tabor Baptist Church with The Rev. Darrell Smith officiating. Interment will follow in the Church Cemetery.