PATE ROCKY MOUNT - Naomi "Edith" Winstead Pate, 87, passed away Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem. She was born in Nash County on Oct. 10, 1920, to Ruffin and Emily Winstead. She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her. Having lived most of her adult life in the city of Rocky Mount, she had resided with her daughter and son-in-law in Pinnacle since September 2006. Mrs. Pate owned and operated the W. & R. Beauty Shop for more than 40 years. She was an active member of Clark Street United Methodist until it closed and then transferred to Marvin United Methodist Church and was active there until 2006. She loved attending church, Wednesday morning Bible study and spending time with her church friends. She attended Pinnacle United Methodist Church while living in Pinnacle. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward S. Pate; her parents; a brother, Cecil Winstead; and four sisters, Virginia Bass, Ida Ruth Medlin, Maxine Deans and Olivia Flora. She is survived by a daughter, Marie P. Gordon, and husband Phillip; a son, Robert E. Pate Sr., and wife Joan; four grandchildren, Jennifer Barnette, Justin (Heather) Gordon and Rob and Sara Pate; four great-grandchildren, Tanner Gordon, Brianna Barnett and Pate and Tyler Gordon; two sisters, Audrey (Earl) Joyner and Jenell (James) Rose; two brothers, Dixie Lee (Velma) Winstead and Norris (Helen) Winstead; and a sister-in-law, Rosa Lee Winstead. She also leaves behind many nieces, nephews and friends she loved very much. Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6, at Johnson Funeral and Cremations, with the funeral service following at 2 p.m. in the chapel. Burial will be in Pineview Cemetery. The family wishes to extend their heartfelt thanks to the medical staff at Forsyth Medical Center and all the staff at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home for the loving care our mother received during her illness. Memorials may be made to Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC 27103, or Marvin United Methodist Church, 911 Falls Road, Rocky Mount, NC. Online condolences may be made at www.johnsonfuneralsandcremations.com. Published in Winston-Salem Journal on February 5, 2008