General Information

Birth
20 MAR 1923
Savoy Community, Fayettevile, Washington County, Arkansas
Death
10 SEP 2020
Fayettevile, Washington County, Arkansas
Burial
12 SEP 2020
Prairie Grove Cemetery, Washington County, Arkansas

Notes

L. D. Tate

Age 97, a resident of West Fork, Arkansas, went to be with his Lord on Thursday, September 10, 2020 at Willard Walker Hospice Home in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He was born March 20, 1923 in Savoy, Arkansas, the son of Russell Edgar and Eula Frances (Smith) Tate.

L.D. volunteered for the Army in 1943, he always said it was to keep from hoeing strawberries. He served in the 3rd Army Communications thru France, Belgium, Holland, Luxenburg and Germany. Upon returning home after the war in 1945 he worked for Tuck's Appliance in Fayetteville for 18 years before going to the University of Arkansas Physical Plant. He retired from the University in 1989 after 24 years as a serviceman and supervisor. He continued to service appliances on his own as long as he was able to do so. He loved guns and worked on them for other people.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two wives Katherine Frank and Iris Dean Giles, two brothers Homer and Max.

Survivors include his wife Dorotha Tate; one son Gary Tate and his wife Vicky of Fayetteville, Arkansas; one daughter Debbie Kinion and her husband Aubrey of Prairie Grove, Arkansas; two grandchildren Ashley Oeler and her husband Karl; AJ Kinion and his wife Kacey; one great grandchild Landon Tate Oeler; one sister Lucille Cann; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

The family will receive friends Friday, September 11, 2020, 5:00-8:00 PM at Luginbuel Funeral Home.

Funeral service will be held 10:00 AM Saturday, September 12th, 2020, at Prairie Grove Cemetery Pavilion in Prairie Grove, Arkansas.

Online guest book, www.luginbuel.com

Parents

Russell Edgar Tate
- Father
1894 - 1985
Birth
17 JUL 1894
Farmington, Washington County, Arkansas
Death
1 DEC 1985
Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas
Burial
3 DEC 1985
Prairie Grove Cemetery, Washington County, Arkansas
Eula Frances Smith
- Mother
1896 - 1991
Birth
7 JUL 1896
Savoy, Washington County, Arkansas
Death
16 JUN 1991
Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas
Burial
18 JUN 1991
Prairie Grove Cemetery, Washington County, Arkansas

Spouses

Katherine M. Frank
- Wife
1925 - 1984
Birth
14 AUG 1925
Bunch, Oklahoma
Death
17 AUG 1984
Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas
Burial
20 AUG 1984
Prairie Grove Cemetery, Washington County, Arkansas
Iris Dean Giles
- Wife
1931 - 1991
Birth
5 MAR 1931
Walnut Grove Community, Washington County, Prairie Grove, Arkansas
Death
7 JUN 1991
Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas
Burial
11 JUN 1991
Farmington Cemetery, Washington County, Arkansas
Dorotha Loree Wood
- Wife
1923 - 2024
Birth
24 AUG 1923
Viney Grove Community, Washington County, Arkansas
Death
16 OCT 2024
Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas
Burial
21 OCT 2024
West Fork Cemetery, Washington County, Arkan sas

Children