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Jesse Howard Tate, DMD

  • December 20, 2011
  • Greenville, South Carolina
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“Vickie, I am sorry to hear about the loss of your father. You were such a wonderful and caring daughter. I know that you will miss him. Love, ...Read More » ”
1 of 6 | Posted by: Susan Sutton - Greenville, SC

“Jesse, sorry to hear about your Dad. Enjoyed our friendship. Mo ”
2 of 6 | Posted by: Elmo Mann - Easley, SC - Friend

“Jesse was not only a neighbor, but a friend. Each time he was in Greenville we visited and usually our conversations were of his children. I am in...Read More » ”
3 of 6 | Posted by: Barbara Connolly - Greenville, SC

“Dr. Tate was my dentist and I still remember his easy laugh and kind eyes. I spent many hours as a kid playing with Vickie in our neighborhood and...Read More » ”
4 of 6 | Posted by: Peggie Oeland Albrecht - SC

“Dr. Tate was my dentist from 1955 until 1964 when my family moved to Charlotte. I appreciate the care he gave my teeth. I'm 60 years old and still...Read More » ”
5 of 6 | Posted by: Brant Hart - Charlotte, NC

“The Staff of The Mackey Mortuary wish to express our deepest sympathy to you at this difficult time. ”
6 of 6 | Posted by: The Mackey Mortuary


Jesse Howard Tate, DMD
Greenville, SC

Jesse Howard Tate, DMD, of Pawleys Island and also of Greenville, SC, passed away December 20, 2011 at Georgetown Memorial Hospital following a short illness.

He is preceded in death by Nona Lindsey Tate, his wife of 38 years who passed in 1987 and Katherine Jones Armstrong Tate, his wife of 16 years who passed in 2005.

He is survived by three children: Jesse Howard Tate, Jr. (Carolyn), and Victoria Lindsey Tate McGuire (John Paul) of Greenville, and Catherine Ann Tate of Simpsonville; and five grandchildren: Rebecca Tate Harp (Justin) of Camas, WA, Leslie Tate Harmon (Andrew) and Hannah Lindsey Tate of Greenville, John Paul McGuire, Jr. of Brevard, NC and Matthew Scott McGuire of San Antonio, TX.; and three great-grandchildren: Cayden Jesse Harp, Avery Elizabeth Harp and Emilyn Gene Harp of Camas, WA.

Born in Rock Hill, SC, he was the son of Fred & Alta Tate. Jesse was a Master Sergeant in the US Army Air Force during World War II, where he served as a Waist & Tail - Gunner in a B-24 Liberator (The "Raidin Maiden") in the 8th Air Force, 406 Bomb Squad. He is a graduate of Furman University and the University of Louisville, School of Dentistry.

Jesse practiced dentistry for 32 years in the Lake Forest Shopping Center on North Pleasantburg Drive in Greenville.

A Memorial Service will be held at 3:00PM on Thursday, December 22nd at Christ the King Waccamaw Episcopal Church at 10172 Ocean Highway, Pawleys Island, SC.

Graveside services, with military honors, will be held at 2:30 PM Friday, December 23rd in Woodlawn Memorial Park, Greenville, SC.

The family will receive friends Friday, from 1:00 until 2:00 PM at The Mackey Mortuary.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Live With It Well grief ministry at P.M.B. 176, 1413 Highway 17 S, Surfside Beach, SC 29575 or Christ the King Waccamaw Episcopal Church

An online guestbook is available at www.goldfinchfuneralhome.com/obituaries and at www.mackeymortuary.com

The Mackey Mortuary, Greenville, SC and Goldfinch Funeral Home, Beach Chapel, Murrells Inlet, SC are in charge of arrangements.