Lawrence Allen Tate, 92, a resident of Greensboro passed away on Friday March 12, 2021 at home under the care of family & caregiver Terry Hotchkiss. He was born June 16, 1928 in Calhoun, Georgia the son of Grady & Ada Shope Tate.
He was a member of Christ Wesleyan Church.
Lawrence was married to Willie Mae Headrick Tate who preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his parents Grady & Ada Tate, his sisters Ira Mae Tate Stephens, Martha Tate Stone, Betty Ruth Tate Godfrey, & Eva Tate Richardson, his brothers J.B Tate & Doyle Tate.
He is survived by his brother Vinson Tate & sister Helen Anne Tate Davenport; his son Allen Tate & wife Bonnie; grandchildren, Christy Adams & husband Kelcey, Brandie Rothrock & husband Jason, Teresa Kramer & husband Christopher; great grandchildren, Hailey Adams & fiance Jacobie Stamps, Shelby Adams & fiance Malcom Bright, Crystal Rothrock, Tayah Adams, Gabriel Adams, Jack Kramer; great great grandchildren, Noah Bright & a child to be born of Hailey & Jacobie.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Hanes-Lineberry Funeral Home Sedgefield Chapel conducted by Pastor Ken Kline. Entombment with military honors by the Randolph County Honor Guard will follow in the Sedgefield Memorial Mausoleum at Guilford Memorial Park. The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 1:00 p.m. until service time.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Lawrence's memory to Christ Wesleyan Church, 2400 South Holden Rd., Greensboro, NC 27407 or to Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association, CVMA 15-5, PO Box 109, 6012 Bayfield Parkway, Concord, NC 28027.
