Services for Maxine Rhodes Pate, 90, of Longview were held in the Rosewood Park Mausoleum Chapel on Thursday, Dec.1, at 10 a.m. with Dr. Rick Webb officiating. Mrs. Pate passed away on Monday, Nov. 28, in Longview.
She graduated from Timpson High School in 1943 and worked as a bank teller. She married John Pate, the love of her life, and they were married for 63 years. During this time she was a homemaker and worked as a bookkeeper. She was active in the churches she attended. They lived in Center, Tulsa, OK., Daingerfield, and returned to Longview, when they retired. She was a member of Longview Missionary Baptist Church for several years.
Maxine loved crafts, sewing, decorating, baking and teaching others to do crafts. She also treasured time with her granddaughters and great grandchildren. She was known as “Gaggy” to them.