Ms. Dorothy Bee Tate, 78, of 510 Northgate Rd. passed away Friday, April 6, 2018, in Peachtree Centre, Gaffney SC.

She was born in Gaffney on January 10, 1940 to Lawrence and Pearlie Mae Oglesby Tate.

Dorothy was a member of the Granard High School Class of 1961. She was a retired employee of TNS Mills.

She was a member at Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church where she was served on The Mass Choir, The Gospel Choir, Sunday School and Bible Study Group.

Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Rev. L.T. Tate; and a sister, Merlee Mobley.

Surviving are: two brothers, Howard Tate (Louenia) of Shelby, NC and Wallace Tate (Donna) of Gaffney; two sisters, Ms. Brenda Tate and Mrs. Josephine Wilkins, both of Gaffney; other relatives and friends.

Funeral Services will be Thursday, April 12, 3 p.m. in Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. C. A. Wallace officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

She will be in state in the church Thursday at 2 p.m.

The Gilmore Mortuary