Betty Tate

Betty Jean Terry Tate, age 68, of Ellenboro, died Monday, August 2, 2010 at Rutherford Hospital. A native of Rutherford County she was born August 21, 1941 to the late Flay and Reba Willis Terry. She was a homemaker and enjoyed watching the wildlife from her front porch.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her sister Nell Lovelace.
Survivors include her husband of 34 years Leonard Tate; two daughters, Sandra Edwards and husband Jody of Shelby and Lynn Hannon and husband Ronnie of Shelby; three sons Bobby Whisnant and wife Beverly of Boiling Springs, Michael Tate and wife Jennifer of Ellenboro and Phil Tate Ellenboro; four sisters, Violet Melton of Beaver Dam, Katherine McCraw of Shelby, Barbara Ann McCraw of Mooresboro and Martha Jane Evans of Mooresboro; three brothers, Ray Terry of Mooresboro, Michael Terry of Gilkie and Max Terry of Boiling Springs; eight grandchildren, Adam Edwards and wife Tabitha of Shelby, Kellie Edwards of Shelby, Jennifer Edwards of Shelby, Garrett Whisnant of Boiling Springs, Alec Whisnant of Boiling Springs, Denise Gentle and husband Lee of Shelby, Tracy Hannon and wife Robyn of Shelby and Anna Tate of Ellenboro; nine great grandchild.