Waynesville Daily Guide Posted May 26, 2010 @ 01:23 PM Donald Pate, 71 of Plato, a retired U.S. Army Sergeant First Class, passed away at 6:37 a.m., Monday, May 24, 2010, at Cox South Hospital,Springfield. Services are pending and will be announced by Memorial Chapels and Crematory of Waynesville/St. Robert. Pate is survived by four children: Donald James Pate, Plato, Catherine Lynn Potts (Larry), Duke, Robert Wade Pate (Cheryl), Cocoa, Fla., and Lawrence James Pate (Angela), Cabool; 10 grandchildren, other relatives and friends. Memorial contributions may be made in memory of Donald Pate. Online condolences may be sent to www.memorialchapelsandcrematory.com