Charles H. Pate, 76, of Hope died Friday August 25, 2017
at Our Hospice of South Central Indiana Inpatient Facility.
Born February 26, 1941 in Indianapolis, Charles was the son
of Charles Riley and Dorothy Ann Baugh Pate. He married Joyce
Turner December 28, 1960 and she preceded him in death April 13,
1997. He then married Deloris Burton October of 1997 and she
survives.
Other survivors include sons, Terry (Angie) Pate of O'Fallon, IL,
David Pate (Cindi) of Hope and John Pate of Hope; Step children,
Billy ( Marjorie) Burton of Scipio, Larry Burton of Elizabethtown,
Jeff (Kathy) Burton of Scipio, Tim Burton of Perrysburg, OH
and Angela (Chris) Norvell; numerous grandchildren and great
grandchildren; 2 great-great grandchildren; a sister, Dorothy
Ella (Kenny) Krebs of Newbern and a brother Scott (Darla) Pate
of Riverside, CA.
Charles was retired from Golden Castings.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy where he served in the Vietnam War and U.S. Army National Guard.
He was a member of St. Bartholomew Cathelic Church.
He enjoyed woodworking and fishing.
The funeral will be Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. at Norman Funeral Home
in Hope. Visitation will be Monday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the funeral
home. Burial will be at Hope Moravian Cemetery. Military graveside
rites will be performed by Bartholomew County Veteran's Honor
Guard.
Memorial contributions may be donated to American Cancer
Society. Online condolences may be expressed to the Pate
family at www.normanfuneralhome.net.
Charles was preceded in death by his first wife Joyce; his
parents Charles and Dorothy and a sister, Patty.