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Homer Lee Tate

Homer Lee Tate, 90, a former resident of Lincoln, Ark., passed away Jan. 5, 2015, in Fayetteville, Ark. He was born Oct. 11, 1924, in Savoy, the son of Russell Edgar and Eula Frances Smith Tate. He was a member and past elder of the First Presbyterian Church in Lincoln. He married Viola Jackson on Oct. 27, 1946. Homer was a funeral director at the Luginbuel Funeral Home in Prairie Grove and Lincoln for over 45 years. Homer was preceded in death by his wife, Viola Tate; and one daughter, Mary Frances Tate; his parents, Russell and Eula Tate. The family will receive friends Wednesday afternoon from 6 until 7 p.m. at the Luginbuel Chapel in Prairie Grove. Survivors include one son, David Tate and wife, Marilyn, of Elkins, Ark.; and one daughter, Linda Munyon and husband, John, of Morrow, Ark.; four grandchildren, Michael Munyon and wife, Donna, Jared Munyon and wife, Anita, Rusty Tate and Justin Tate; one great-grandchild, Austin Munyon; two brothers, Max Tate and his wife, Arlene, of Farmington, Ark., L.D. Tate and his wife, Dorotha, of West Fork, Ark.; one sister, Lucile Cann of Prairie Grove, Ark. Funeral service will be held Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, 10 a.m. Luginbuel Chapel, Prairie Grove, Ark., with the Rev. Dan Wooley officiating. Burial will be in Prairie Grove Cemetery. Graveside services will not be held at the cemetery. Memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 968, Lincoln, AR 72744; or Willard Walker Hospice House, 325 E. Longview, Fayetteville, AR 72703. Pallbearers will be Rick Clayton, Aubrey Kinion, Nathan Mefford, Roy Lee Jackson, Gary Tate and Stacy Luginbuel. Honorary pallbearers will be his grandsons, Michael Munyon, Jared Munyon, Justin Tate, Rusty Tate and Austin Munyon. Online guest book, www.luginbuel.com.

Published January 7, 2015

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