Mary Emma “Jenny” Sloan Tate, 86, peacefully passed away on September 12, 2020 while a resident of Accordius Nursing Home in Aberdeen, NC, after a lengthy battle with dementia.
She was born to parents Thomas Dudly and Anna Hemrick Sloan and is the last surviving sibling. Predeceasing is Leo, Bill, Aileen (Stroud), Nathan “Shank”, Faye (Englebert), George and J.D.
Married to Lloyd V. Tate in 1954, he predeceased her in death in 1973. They had two children: Gail J. Summers (married to Nelson Boroughs, Jr.) of Seven Lakes, NC, and Laura L. Stabler (married to Chad Stabler) of Grand Rapids, MI. She has 7 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.
After her husband retired from the Navy to Statesville, she graduated nursing school and worked at Brian Center for 22 years. Afterward, she did volunteer work at Iredell Memorial Hospital for another 10 years.
Funeral services will be held Saturday morning, September 19th at 10:00 a.m. in the sanctuary of Eastside Baptist Church where she was a member. Johnny Bolin, the church’s pastor will be officiating.
Graveside service will be reserved for immediate family only.
There will be no viewing and Reavis Funeral home in Statesville is in charge of the arrangements.
