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of Sumter, South Carolina
Date Published: January 5, 2010
KATHRYN W. TATE
Kathryn Wilder Tate passed away Sunday, Jan. 3, 2010.
She was born Oct. 14, 1910, in Sumter, to the late Julian Diggs Wilder and Winifred Atkinson Wilder. She was a graduate of Winthrop College and had a long career in civil service, serving in Bangkok, Thailand, and with NASA in Melbourne, Fla. After retiring, she purchased Schwartz Dress Shop, which she operated for many years.
She is survived by a sister, Bernice W. McDonald, and a nephew, Robert W. Wilder (Dea), both of Sumter; grandnieces, Wayne Marie Wilder Lynch (Albert), Julie Wilder Marshall (Patrick), DeDe Wilder Ethridge (Robbie) and Julie McDonald; and grandnephew, Dan McDonald. She also leaves a longtime friend and caregiver, Maggie Harvin of Sumter.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, John Tate; three brothers, James Wilder, Marion Wilder and Francis Wilder; and a nephew, Julian McDonald of Melbourne.
A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday in the Bullock Funeral Home Chapel. Honored to officiate is the Rev. Walt Kendall.
The family will receive friends immediately following the service.
A private burial will be held in Sumter Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Westminster Presbyterian Church, 230 Alice Drive, Sumter, SC 29150.
The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter for the arrangements. [2, 5] |
1910 - 2010 (99 years)
