Judy Pate

Sherman- Funeral services for Judith Cleveland Pate will be held at 10:00 am Monday, September 10 at Waldo Funeral Home. Rev. David A. Sharp and Rev. Scott A. Leslie will officiate. Burial will follow at West Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Richard Pate Jr., Clayton Brummett, Dave Pate, Rick Chron, Justin Cowan, Bill Theis, Jeffrey Brummett, and Jonathan Brummett. Honorary pallbearers include all of her past students.. Mrs. Pate passed away Thursday, September 6 at Wilson N. Jones Medical Center at the age of 67.

Judy was born on March 10, 1940 in Durant, Oklahoma to the late Eddie ?Sparky? and Trelby ?Elzine? (Williams) Cleveland. She graduated from Durant High School in 1958 and attended Southeastern for two years to become a teacher's assistant. On November 19, 1960 Judy married Richard Pate in Durant. She began her career in education in 1970 in Georgetown, Texas. In 1976 she began teaching at Wakefield Elementary in Sherman. She retired in 2001. Judy will be remembered for her delicious cakes and deserts and her love of people. She never met a stranger and would talk to anyone. She was a member of the Crossroads Presbyterian Church in the Desert Community and was a member of the N.R.A.

Mrs. Pate is survived by her husband Richard Pate, Sr. of Sherman; one son, Richard, Jr. of Sherman; one daughter, Marianne Brummett and her husband Doug of Blue Ridge; two grandchildren, Clayton and Paige Brummett of Blue Ridge; one brother, Jerry Cleveland of Denison; and numerous cousins, nieces, nephews, and a host of friends. She is preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Robert Cleveland.

The family will receive friends from 7:00 to 9:00 Sunday at Waldo Funeral Home.