Charlene Sloate, 86, of Paris, passed away Thursday, July 25, 2019 in Paris. Memorial services will be conducted at 11:00 AM Thursday, August 1, 2019 in the chapel of Fry-Gibbs Funeral Home with Rev. Bryan Mackey officiating.
She was born on November 4, 1932 in Glenwood, Arkansas a daughter of E.W. and Loda Caldwell Waggoner. Mrs. Sloate was an avid follower of Christ, a member of Jimmy Swaggert Ministries and was a former employee of K-Mart.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Bob Sloate on September 7, 2016; her parents; sisters, Berniece Pendleton, Inez Head Helm, Louise Mackey, Shirley Culpepper, and a brother, Harold Waggoner.
Mrs. Sloate is survived by children, Steve Mackey and wife, Suzy of Paris, Regina Hevron and husband, Jack of Reno, Robert Sloate Jr. and wife, Donna of Burleson, Charles Sloate and wife, Kay, of Corpus Christi, Micaela Sloate of El Paso and Vivian Deveau of Kilgore; 11 Grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren and a brother, Jerry Waggoner and wife Clarissa of Paris; many nieces and nephews including 2 special nieces, Nancy Parson and Cathy Jackson.
If desired the family requests memorials be made to Arthritis Foundation.
