The Lord's Prayer 

Our Father who art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy name.

 Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done, on earth,
as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.

And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil;

For thine is the kingdom, and the power,
and the glory, forever.

            Amen

Marie R. Tate, 87, of Centralia, formerly of Mexico, died at 12:36 p.m. Friday, August 22, 2003, at Audrain Medical Center.

Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at Pickering Funeral Home with Rev. Jerry Ostrom officiating. Visitation will be from 12:30 p.m. until service time. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery in Mexico.

Mrs. Tate was born Nov. 6, 1915, in Rucker, Mo., a daughter of Dell D. and Ivy Pearl Newton Roberts. On Oct. 21, 1933, she married Dennis H. Tate, who died on April 21, 1976.

She enjoyed gardening, sewing, dancing and attended the Senior Center. She was a member of Centennial Baptist Church.

Survivors include one daughter, Glenda J. Duckworth and her husband Walter, Mexico; three sisters, Cassie Holtkamp, Mexico, Thelma Oliver, Centralia, and Annabelle Carpenter, Smithville; three grandchildren, Tina Early, Auxvasse, Melissa Shoemaker, Mexico, and Robin Kleinsorge, Mexico; and four great grandchildren, Dustin Shoemaker, Michael Kleinsorge, Trenton and Tyler Early.

In addition to her husband three brothers, one sister and one daughter preceded her in death.

Memorial may be given to Heritage Hall in Centralia where Mrs. Tate had been a resident for 18 months, or to the charity of the donor’s choice. They may be sent in care of Pickering Funeral Home, 403 N. Western, Mexico, MO 65265.

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