SOCIAL CIRCLE – Evelyn Ruth Mann Tate passed away peacefully in her sleep on Monday, September 29, 2014, two weeks prior to her 96th birthday.
A native of Danielsville, Mrs. Tate was the daughter of Amers Lamar Mann and Clara Echols Mann. She was awarded a bachelor’s degree from North Georgia College in Dahlonega, and a master’s degree in library science from Emory University. She was a schoolteacher in Carnesville, and a librarian at Emory University and later the University of Georgia, before becoming a homemaker in Athens. She was married for 24 years to the late Professor Curtis E. Tate, Jr., of the University of Georgia.
Evelyn was preceded in death by her parents, siblings, and a son, Milton Tate, Atlanta.
Survivors include granddaughters, Elizabeth and Sarah, Albany; a son, Emory (Vicki) Tate, St. Michaels, Md.; grandson, Ian (Jennifer) Tate; great-grandchildren, Zachary, Natalie and Bethany Tate, all of Somersworth, N.H.; and many cousins, nieces, nephews and their families.
A graveside service will be held at 2:30 p.m., Thursday, October 2, at Danielsville Memorial Gardens, Sunset Circle, Danielsville, GA 30633.
In lieu of flowers, please feel free to remember Evelyn with memorial contributions to the Danielsville United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 145, Danielsville, GA 30633, or to the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation, 90 Park Ave., 16th Floor, New York, NY 10016.
Lord and Stephens Funeral Home, East, Athens, is in charge of arrangements.
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