William Bell Pate, Sr. COTTON VALLEY, LA - Memorial visitation for William Bell Pate, Sr., age 71, will be held at 10:00 A.M. until Noon on Friday, April 6, 2007 at Bailey Mortuary, Springhill, LA. Mr. Pate died Tuesday, April 4, 2007 at his home in Cotton Valley. He was a member of the Broadmoor Baptist Church in Shreveport, LA. He is preceded in death by his father, Clifton C. Pate and a sister, Mary Lou Lowery. He is survived by his mother, Margaret Pate, of Bossier City, LA; two sons, Billy Pate, Jr. and wife, Leigh of Granbury, TX; Scott Pate and wife, Mary, of Canton, GA; two granddaughters, Madison Pate and Ryan Pate, both of Granbury, TX; two brothers, Clifton C. Pate, Jr. of Shreveport, LA and Robert Pate, of Tulsa, OK; sister, Gene Mae Lee, of Bossier City, LA.Bailey Mortuary, Inc. Springhill, LA - 318-539-3555 Published in Shreveport Times on April 5, 2007 Picture available at http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=william-bell-pate&pid=87066708#fbLoggedOut.