Melba Gean Tate Obituary
We are sad to announce that on February 13, 2025, at the age of 91, Melba Gean Tate in Gautier, Mississippi, born in Marietta, Mississippi passed away. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, James "Jimmy" Barnes and Mary Elizabeth Underwood; her husband Billy Braden Tate; and her sons, Raymond Leathers, Johnny Patterson and Billy Braden Tate Jr..
She is survived by: her siblings, Joyce Hester, Margie Daly (Joe) and James Edward "Sonny" Barnes; her children, Boyce Levain Leathers (Nancy), Juanita Morphis, Tommie Jean Braggs (Bill) and Anthony "Tony" Patterson; and her grandchildren, Melissa Madison (Greg), Mary Johnson (Matt), James Edward "Bubba" Morphis, Jason Leathers, Amy Tyler (Thomas), Greg Young (Lindsey), Frankie Braggs (Danielle), Victoria Owens (Josh), Katrina Price (Mike), Corey Patterson (Traci), Cody Patterson, Lillian Nicole Patterson, Anthony Patterson, Braden Lane Tate, Bianca Tate, Angelique Griffin (Randy), Sonny Sexton (Valerie), Nathan Sexton (Lauren) and Traci Lamey-Willoughby (Josh).
