Mr. Clark Charlie Tate, age 97, of State Road passed away Saturday, January 22, 2011 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Mr. Tate was born May 19, 1913 in Watauga County to Athan and Lillian Moretz Tate. He was a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church and was retired from Chatham Manufacturing after 34 1/2 years of service. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his first wife Hattie Logan Tate; three brothers and two sisters. Survivors include his wife Vergie Bartley Royall Tate; daughters Jacqueline Bauguess and her husband Fred of Boonville and Linda Tate of State Road; step sons Claude Royall of Winston-Salem and Ed Royall and his wife Linda of Winston-Salem; grandchildren Joy Prevette and her husband David, Sherry Hinson and her husband Bobby, Marty Bauguess, Scott Bauguess and his wife Amy, and Adam Atkinson; six great grandchildren, two great-great grandchildren, three step grandchildren, and four step great grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church with Rev. John Attaway, Rev. Randy Johnson, and Rev. Steve Mahaffey officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant View Baptist Church cemetery. The family will receive friends Monday evening from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. The family will accept flowers or memorials may be made to Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home, 945 Zephyr Road, Dobson, NC 27017. The family would like to thank Mountain Valley Hospice, Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home, the Hugh Chatham Staff, Dr. Chris Groner, and the many friends and neighbors for their kindness.
