OBIT: Pate, Gwendolyn (Ward), 1997 - Burnside, Ky ties "BEDRORD TIMES MAIL" BEDFORD, INDIANA Pate - Gwendolyn S. Pate of Bedford died Sunday, June 29, 1997, at Hospitality House in Bedford. Born on June 29, 1912, in Burnside, KY, she was the daughter of Isaac Frank and Persie (Owen) Ward. She married Stanley Pate on April 3, 1931, and he preceded her in death. Surviving are one daughter, Sharleen Grissom of Bedford; one sister, Griselda Lewis of Akron, OH; and two nephews. She was a member of Landmark Missionary Baptist Church in Bedford. A retired school teacher and librarian in Lawrence County, she was a member of Retired Teachers Association, American Association of University Women, Bedford Little Theatre, Lawrence County Historical Society, Leesville Pioneers, and the Indiana University Alumni Association. Services for Gwendolyn Pate will be at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 2nd, at Ferguson-Lee Funeral Home, Bedford. Burial will follow in Leesville Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Transcribed by: Diana Flynn Date: 15 Sep 1997