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Mark Pate Obituary

Funeral service for Mr. Mark S. Pate, age 60 of Alexandria will be held at 1:00 PM on Friday August 20, 2021 at Glencoe Hokes Bluff Chapel with Reverend Robert Jerry Foote officiating the service. Burial will follow in Anniston Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Friday at Glencoe Hokes Bluff Funeral Home from 11:00 AM until time of the service. Mr. Pate passed away peacefully on Sunday August 15, 2021. He is preceded in death by his parents, Truman F. and Betty Sue Pate, step-son, Phillip Courington, his dog Kane, and cats, Elvis and Barney. Left to cherish the wonderful memories of Mr. Pate are his wife of 20 years Lisa Pate; daughters: Erica Beth Deerman, and Haley Wolfe; step-daughter: Sabrina (Dustin) Walker; son: Kyle Chaney; grandchildren: Waylon Chaney, Jorden Deerman, Masson Deerman, Kayden Deerman, Kamden Deerman, Jayden Deerman, and Alyssa Jarrean; brother: Carl (Debra) Pate; Niece: Angie Pate; step-grandchildren: Lane and Paisley Walker, and Landon Courington.
Mark was raised in Gadsden, Alabama and was a 1979 graduate of Etowah High School. He worked for Lee Brass for many years and then worked for Parker Hannifin for the last 29 years. Mark was always very prompt and on time for everything and also had a hard work ethic. Mark enjoyed skating, bowling, and being on the river riding his Seedoo and outdoors in general as well as the beach and the mountains when the sun was setting, he enjoyed NASCAR and going to concerts and working on various projects. Mark loved his red tabby cat, Lucy, who enjoyed sitting on the porch in the mornings with him while he would drink his coffee. Mark was loved by everyone around him. He was a a great caregiver and loved to help those in need. Online condolences may be left to the family at:
www.ghbfuneralhome.com.
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Published by The Anniston Star on Aug. 19, 2021.

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Glencoe – Hokes Bluff Funeral Home

1901 Piedmont Cutoff Highway, Glencoe, AL 35905

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