Obituaries
Mr. John David Tate
07/21/1947 - 05/13/2024
Mr. John David Tate, age 76, of Boydton, Virginia, passed away on May 13, 2024 after a long battle with heart disease. John “Johnnie” Tate was born on July 21, 1947 to Iris Frye Tate and James Tate in Ridgeway, Virginia. After John graduated from Drewry Mason High School in 1968, he attended Virginia Tech to study business. He was married to his wife, Valerie, for 56 years. They have three children: John Paul Tate and his wife Tracy, Molly Tate and her husband Nick Wood and Jason Tate; his lovely grandchildren: Jude Tate, Lane Tate and Grace Wood; John has two surviving brothers: Andy Tate and his wife Karen and Jimmy Tate and his wife Carol. John was preceded in death by his parents, Iris and James Tate; his sister, Edith Mcdevitt and brothers Richard and Melvin Tate. A funeral service will be held on Friday May 17th at 1:00 P.M. in the Horsepasture Christian Church, located at 1146 Horsepasture Price Road, Ridgeway, VA 24148 with interment to follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends starting at 12 noon until service time in the church. Online condolences may be made through our website, www.crowderhitecrews.com. Crowder-Hite-Crews Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Tate family.
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From your Granddaughter
Pop,
Every day I think about you, and everything you’ve done throughout your life. You were a strong, resilient man who fought for his life like no other. Through hard times, you remained tough and stayed quick to bounce back. I hate that you had to leave this way; in pain, whilst suffering, But it comforts me to know that now you are no longer in pain, and instead- are in heaven, reunited with the family members you’ve lost. I regret not spending time with you in your last few months, and I’m so sorry. It feels so horribly unreal to lose you, and I don’t think any of us have processed the situation fully quite yet. Healing from loss is realizing that the person you have lost will always be with you; and no longer in pain, who in this case is you. One day, I hope we will all heal from this, and that I’ll be able to express my gratitude and admiration properly to you, but for now, I love and miss you, and I hope to see you again one day.
Yours forever, Grace.