TATE, James R. - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

James Robert Tate, 66, 401 W. West, Ridge Farm, Ill., died at 11:01 a.m. Wednesday, Aug 13, at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Danville, Ill. He was born Sept. 30, 1919, in Champaign County, the son of John and Bertha Hawkins Tate. He married Betty Newsome, who survives. He was a maintenance supervisor at Teepak, Inc. for 25 years and a avid fan of the Cubs, Bears, and Illini. Surviving, besides his wife, are four daughters, Mrs. Robert (Nancy) Norman and Mrs. Greg (Julie) Norman, both of Sidell; Mrs. Mike (Kathy) Ingram, Ridge Farm, and Mrs. Perry (Merry-Beth) Brown, Springfield; sis sons, Lt. Col. Michael Tate, Fort Hood, Texas; James R. "Jay" Tate II, Kevin Tate and John Tate, all of Ridge Farm; Jeff Tate, Le Roy, and Mark Tate, Elk Grove village; 17 grandchildren. A great-granddaughter; two sisters, Daisy Strohl, Urbana, and Louis Walters, Kingman; two brothers, Amos Tate, Boring, Ore., and Gilbert Tate in California. He was preceded in death by a sister, Rebeka Taylor, and his parents. Funeral Services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the United Methodist Church, Ridge Farm, with the Rev. Robert Hackl officiating. Burial was in Crown Hill Cemetery, Ridge Farm. Leasure Funeral Home, Ridge Farm, was in charge of arrangements.