Rosemary Tate Bailey age 93

Rosemary Tate Bailey age 93, of Forest City passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2020.

Born February 14, 1927 in Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late John Boyd Mahaffee and Alma Marsh Mahaffee.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, D.B. Tate, Jr., her second husband, James Cecil Bailey, a son, Steve Tate and a grandson.

Surviving are her son and daughter-in-law, Phil and Gay Tate of Forest City; a daughter-in-law, Jennifer Tate of Top Sail Island, NC; a sister, Joyce Beason of Gaffney, SC; six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at The Padgett and King Chapel. Private interment will followed in the Cleveland Memorial Park.