Mr. Sherman Mitchell Tate, 66, died Thursday September 22, 2016 at the hospital in Sewanee. He was born in Altamont, Tennessee on March 26, 1950 to Buford and Sarah Scott Tate who preceded him in death along with his infant daughter, Dana Nicole Tate.
Sherman started out working in the timber business with his father and brothers. Later he was a Truck driver and Chicken grower. He was an avid outdoorsman. He loved hunting, fishing and camping. He loved animals and was always taking in all stray animals and caring for them along with his own dog Molly who was precious to him. He attended church at Sweeton Hill Congregational Methodist Church until his health declined.
He is survived by his wife, Carla Smith Tate; daughter, Melissa (Chris) Cox, Dunlap; sons, Casey (Tabitha) Tate, Monteagle, Justin (Lorena) Tate, Hendersonville, TN and Jordan Tate, Johnson City, TN; brothers, Richard Tate, Gruetli-Laager, Linuel (Mildred) Tate, Phillip Tate, Altamont, David (Kathy) Tate, Tracy City; sisters, Jean Fults, Ruth (Loyd) McGee, Altamont, Annie Mae (Norman) King, Beersheba Springs and Jewell (Ronnie) Akins, Dunlap; grandchildren, Kara, Tanner, Drew, Mia, Riley, Logan and Will; a host of nieces and nephews.
A celebration of life will be announced.
