Transcribed and Submitted by:
Lorie A. Everson  lorieeverson@bellsouth.net

Published:  The Observer 24 Nov 2004

Louise M. Pate 

ARABI - Louise M. Pate, 76, of Arabi died at her residence Saturday, 
Nov. 20, 2004. 

Born Wednesday, May 23, 1928, in Cordele, she was the daughter of the 
late John Henry Musselwhite and Clara Whiddon Musselwhite. Mrs. Pate 
was a homemaker and a member of Arabi Baptist Church. 

Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. today, Nov. 23, 2004, at 
Arabi Cemetery. 

She is survived by her husband, Geoffrey Pate Sr. of Arabi; her children, 
Shirley Burke of Jacksonville, Fla., Johnny Pate and wife, Nancy of 
Jacksonville, Fla., Sandra Odom and husband, Jimmy of Arabi, Roy Pate and 
wife, Lynn of Pitts, and Ricky Pate Sr. of Arabi; a daughter-in-law, Elaine 
Pate of Arabi; sisters, Bessie Lee Howell of Warner Robins, and Joyce McNair 
of Ashburn; 15 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren and two great-great-
grandchildren. 

She was preceded in death by her son, Geoffrey Pate Jr., and her twin sister, 
Elease Horne. 

Friends may register on-line at www.raineyfuneral.com. 
Arrangements by Rainey Family Funeral Services Inc.