Loretta Watts Tate, age 74, of Sharon, TN. died Monday, December 2, 2013 at the Volunteer Community Hospital in Martin, TN. Funeral services for Mrs. Tate will be Thursday, December 5, 2013 at 11:00 AM at the Pisgah United Methodist Church with burial to follow in the Pisgah Cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday night at Bowlin Funeral Home from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. On Thursday the body will lie in state at Pisgah United Methodist Church from 9:00 AM until service time at 11:00 AM.
Mrs. Tate was born in Cook County, IL to the late Elvis and Maudie Bennett Watts. She was a member of Pisgah United Methodist Church and a retired secretary in the University of Tennessee at Martin International Student Program.
Mrs. Tate was preceded in death by her husband, Billy Sid Tate Sr. and a son, Richard Daniel Tate. She is survived by a son, Billy (Deborah Ann) Tate Jr. of Sharon, TN; and one grandchild, William Daniel Tate of Texas.