Merlene Ann Sullivan Pate Pate, Merlene Ann Sullivan Magnolia Baptist Church, Holden, at 10 a.m. Published in The Advocate on December 8, 2005 Merlene Ann Sullivan Pate Pate, Merlene Ann Sullivan A beloved wife, devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, she went home to be with her Lord at 1:15 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5, 2005, at her home in Holden. She was 68. Visitation at Magnolia Baptist Church, Holden, on Wednesday, Dec. 7, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and on Thursday, Dec. 8, from 8 a.m. until service at 10 a.m., conducted by the Rev. Paul Nugent and the Rev. Carl Sullivan. She is survived by her husband, James "Brother" Pate; daughter, Vickie Pate; sons, Charles and wife Sheila and James "Jimmy" and wife Frankie; sister, Carolyn Jones; three brothers and sisters-in-law, Charles and Evelyn Sullivan and Gerald and Elaine Sullivan, all of Holden, and the Rev. Carl and Naomi Sullivan, Denham Springs; eight grandchildren, Yancy, Jennifer, Sarah, Eric, Holly, Angela, Stephen and Sammy; and seven great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by her parents, Robert "RT" and Frances Sullivan; sisters, Betty Lou Sullivan, Bobbye Jean Wallace and Delores Gill; and an infant brother. Arrangements by Renaissance Services Inc., Gonzales. Published in The Advocate from December 6 to December 7, 2005