PAULINE BERNICE (PALMER) TATE

Pauline Bernice (Palmer) Tate  of Springfield, died Feb. 2, 2023.
Tate was born on Aug. 25, 1930, to Jess and Evaline Palmer in Springfield. She graduated from Springfield High School in 1949. She married Roy Tate in 1949 and they raised four sons. They were married for 56 years.
Tate began working as a teenager at Woolworth’s lunch counter on the square in downtown Springfield. She had three older brothers and three younger sisters. She enjoyed working as a nurse’s aide at Cox North, then worked in the Willard Schools kitchen for many years. She last worked at Woolsey Academy Daycare.
She and Roy moved from Springfield to Elwood in 1964 to the home they built.
Tate attended Hamlin Baptist Church until she married and then joined St. Luke United Methodist Church where Roy taught Sunday School for many years.
Tate was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Roy, her brothers, Jess Elmer, James and Sherman; her sisters Francis Plaster, Alice Mitchell and Veda Casselman.
Tate is survived by her sons, Ralph and wife Linda of Springfield; Ron and wife Kathy of Morrisville; Leonard and wife Sheri of Willard; and Lyle of Springfield, as well as 11 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by sister-in-law Betty Evans of Springfield.
Donations to the Gideons International for the purchase of Bibles to send the Gospel throughout the world in Tate’s name will be appreciated.