Merle Preble Pate Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Merle Preble Pate (Sylvester, Georgia), who passed away at the age of 92, on January 19, 2023. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Merle Preble Pate to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Daniel "Dick" and Emmie Lila Callaway Bius; her spouse AJ Pate; her siblings, Leon Bius, Danny Bius and Margie Rivers; and her son-in-law Ronnie Holt.
She is survived by: her children, Roger (Judy Pate) of Lee County and Janice Holt of Worth County; her grandchildren, Jill Barlow of Leesburg, Brian Holt (Melissa) of Leesburg and Nancy Holt of Statesboro; her great grandchildren, Blake Barlow (Logan), Andrew Barlow, Julie Barlow (Joseph Bryant), Audrey Holt, Zachary Holt and Levi Holt; her great great grandchild Shiloh Barlow; her sister Claire Etheredge of Worth County; and her sisters-in-law, Faye Bius of Worth County and Joyce Bius of Ellicott City, MD. She is also survived by nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the Gideon's or to the Mt. Pisgah-Evergreen Cemetery fund.
