Billy Tate

ST. LOUIS -- Billy Martin Tate, 94, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Friday, June 19, 2015, at the Missouri Veterans Home in St. Louis.

He was born Nov. 9, 1920, in Campbell, Missouri, to John M. and Mamie Ezell Tate. He was a 1938 graduate of Campbell High School.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Ann Tingle Tate; second wife, Trudy W. Watson; six brothers; and three sisters.

He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps from May 28, 1942, to Oct. 9, 1945, honorably discharged as a sergeant.

He was a longtime member of the Lighthouse Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau.

Loving survivors include three children, Kathy (Rick) McCulloch of Ferguson, Missouri, Paul (Jacqueline) Roziewski of St. Louis and Margaret London of Cape Girardeau; six grandchildren, Julie (Jeremy) Buie, Dan McCulloch, Debbie (Jim) Haalboom, Jeff Roziewski, Mark (Connie) London and Don London; two great-granddaughters, Natalie Buie and Candace (Matt) Schlueter; a great-great-grandson, Nick Schlueter; and a sister, Mary Williams, of Campbell, Missouri.

Friends may call from 9:30 a.m. to service time Thursday at McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.

The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. David Pringle officiating.

Interment will follow at Dongola Cemetery near Advance, Missouri, with military honors.

Memorials may take the form of contributions to the Civilian Conservation Corps Legacy.

Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting mccombsfuneralhome.com.