Altus Times (OK) 19 Jul 2001 Edition Pate Donald E. Pate, 53, passed away Tuesday at Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the First United Methodist Church of Hollis, with Rev. Dee Willis and Bob Garton officiating. Burial will follow at the Fairmount Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Stewart Funeral Service. He was born Sept. 29, 1947 in Altus to Al and Maybelle Pate. After graduating from Duke High School in 1965, he attended Southwestern Oklahoma State University, where he majored in accounting. He married Vickie Hamilton in 1968 and they had two children, Craig and Kristi. After college he worked in many company management positions. He eventually became materials manager at Viskase in Centerville, Iowa. After living in Centerville for 12 years, he retired and moved to Hollis. He was member of the Methodist Church, president of Appanoose County Railroad Board, and served in the National Guard for nine years. He enjoyed golfing, fishing and spending time with friends at the Hollis Inn. Survivors include his wife, Vickie of the home; son, Craig Pate of Moore; daughter, Kristi Pate of Stillwater; sister Alene and husband Bob Macaulay of Weatherford; mother, Maybelle Pate,; mother-in-law, Billie Jo Hamilton; five sisters-in-law, Jan and husband Rodney Hale of Hollis, Susie and husband Brent Cummins, of Altus, Kim Ward and Tony Romero of Tucson, Ariz., Carla and husband Bret Mason and Tonia and husband Karl Von Luhrte all of Anchorage, Alaska; five nephews and two nieces. He was preceded in death by his father. Al Pate in March *DONALD E PATE * *29 Sep 1947* *17 Jul 2001* *(Hollis, Harmon, OK <http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/OK/Harmon>)* *445-46-3826* *OK* MAYBELLE PATE 16 Jul 1913 23 Jan 2010 (Weatherford, Custer, OK <http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/OK/Custer>) ( 445-48-9423 OK