Marvette Craighead Tate Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Marvette Craighead Tate (Martinsville, Virginia), who passed away on February 20, 2022, at the age of 63, leaving to mourn family and friends. 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 father Marvin Clay Craighead, Sr.; and her siblings, Marvin Clay Craighead, Jr., David Roy Craighead and Bonnie Craighead Tarpley. She is survived by: her husband Owen Jack Tate of Richmond, VA; her mother Sarah Hairston Craighead of Martinsville, VA; her sisters, Debbie Williams (Vernon) of Greensboro, NC and Maranda Rooks (Waylon) of Richmond, VA; her aunt Aurelia Grant of Redondo Beach, CA; her nephews, Marcus Tarpley of Martinsville, VA and Reginald Hammock of Durham, NC; and her great-niece Ava Hammock of Reidsville, NC. She is also survived by cousins and great friends.
Later, she became their front office assistant until the pandemic occurred.
