Published in Southern Illinoisan 09/09/2007 Tate, <http://www.legacy.com/TheSouthern/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=93 961446> Benjamin Wilburn RALEIGH - Benjamin Wilburn Tate, 90, died 9:05 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2007, in V.A. Hospital in Marion. He was born June 1, 1917, in Saline County, to Noah Ellion Tate and Maude (Hammock) Tate. He married Reba (Thomas) Tate on Sept. 8, 1941, in Kentucky, and she preceded him in death July 23, 2001. He was a master sergeant in the Army, serving in World War II. He was a member of Raleigh Baptist Church, Raleigh Masonic Lodge 7, the Shriners, and he was also on the Board of Directors at the Bank of Harrisburg. After World War II, Wilburn and his brother, Cecil, bought their family service state called Tate's Brothers DX. He is survived by his daughter, Gwendolyn Tate Spuhler and husband, Michael, of Cape Coral, Fla. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; and three brothers, George, Joe and Cecil. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, 2007, in Sloan Funeral Home, with the Rev. Scott Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Tate's Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 7, 2007, at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Tate's Chapel Cemetery.