Essie Tate
Posted: September 27, 2013
COLUMBUS — Essie B. Tate, 43, died Sept. 19, 2013, at his residence. Services are Sunday at 1 p.m. at Faith Harvest Church with the Rev. Hugh Dent officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation is Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. at Carter’s of Columbus. Mr. Tate was born Sept. 29, 1969, to Sylvia Tate of Columbus and the late Johnnie Will Tate. He was a 1988 graduate of Caldwell High School and a member of Faith Harvest Church. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his sister, Annie Lockett; and brother, Roosevelt Tate. Survivors include his children, Josh and Sylvia Tate, both of Columbus; siblings, Barnell Tate of Steens, Johnnie Tate Jr., Eddie Tate, Bennie Tate, Early Tate and Jessie Tate, all of Columbus.