Joseph (Joey) Nelson Pate, Jr.

Published 7:47 pm Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Joseph (Joey) Nelson Pate, Jr., 52, passed away Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018, in Greenville.

He was born on May 12, 1966, to Judy Crumpler Pate and Joseph Nelson Pate, Sr. in Goldsboro. He was employed by Weyerhaeuser, in Grifton.

He is survived by his loving wife, Donna Sease Pate, and three children, Joshua Pate (Stephanie), Brittany Ellisor (Tyler Moss) and Ashley Ellisor (Shannon Connolly); two grandchildren, Chase Pate and Hadley Moss; and his beloved dog and friend, Lucy. He is also survived by a sister, Amanda Barnes (Ronnie), and a brother, Chad Pate (Tracey), of Pikeville, and sisters, Leslie Lawhorn (Edward), and Jennifer Pate, of Pikeville, several nieces and nephews; and his mother-in-law, Alliene Sease, of Newberry, South Carolina.

The family will receive at Wrenn Clarke & Hagan Funeral and Cremation Service, 1015 W. Fifth St., Roanoke Rapids, on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018, from 6 to 8 p.m.

A funeral service will be held Friday, Dec. 21, 2018, at 2 p.m. at First Christian Church, 836 Roanoke Ave., Roanoke Rapids, with Minister Bane Angles officiating. Interment will follow in Cedarwood Cemetery.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at: wrennclarkehagan.com.