Melvin Dewey Pate, 91 of Reno, passed away on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at Legends Healthcare.
A memorial service will be held at a later date at the Paris Seventh Day Adventist Church.
Melvin was born in Deport, Texas on December 22, 1924 to Clarence and Jessie Newsome Pate. He married Dorothy Wilbanks on July 18, 1986 in Longview, Texas. He was a United States Army Veteran, having served in the Korean War. Melvin was a member of the Paris Seventh Day Adventist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Dorothy; children, Michael Pate of Tyler, Texas, Shelia Kelley of El Dorado, Arkansas, Theresa Pruitt of Hawkins, Texas, Angie Bullington of Troup, Texas; 8 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren; step-children, Linda Wooddall of Paris, Douglas Keith of Paris, Bruce Keith of Bay Cliff, Texas, David Keith of Shelbyville, Indiana.
He was preceded in death by his previous wife, Shirley Pate; parents, Clarence and Jessie Pate; brother, Clarence Pate; sister, Inez Weaver.
Online condolences may be sent to the Pate family at www.fry-gibbs.com
