YOUNGSTOWN

A homegoing celebration in honor of Sarah Ruth Tate will be held Saturday March 26, 2022 at 10am at the Jaylex Event Center, 2110 Glenwood Youngstown, OH. She was called home on March 19th, 2022 in Youngstown, Ohio. Sarah Ruth "Minnie Mae" Stewart Tate , daughter of late Josephine Stewart was born January 15th, 1936 in Prairie Point, Mississippi in Noxubee County. Sarah enjoyed playing basketball, spelling, reading, and spending time with her family. Sarah professed her life to Christ in 1978. Serving the Lord in various churches in Youngstown Oh. She was a dedicated member of Victory Christian Center in Coitsville, OH. Sarah was a retired assembly worker of General Motors in Lordstown, OH Local #1112, where she began working in July 1978 and retiring in 2000. She loved spending time in her garden, reading the Bible, cooking, cleaning and watching her favorite shows, Wheel of Fortune and Family Feud. Her beautiful life and memory will forever be cherished in the lives of her 6 children under union in 1955: Davanzo Tate Sr. (Rita), Phyllis Brown, Casandra Tate-Lucas, Kenneth Tate (Elisa), Arlegus Tate III (Tracey), and Tanashia Tate. Sarah will always have a place in her grandchildren's heart; Delainey M. Wellington (who she absolutely adored), Davanzo Jr., Christopher A. Brooks, Sarah N. Tate, Yasha Moore and Tierra D. Willis (her shining star). Sarah also leaves behind 6 great-grandchildren, and a plethora of nieces, nephews, and cousins who she loved dearly. At Heaven's gate, she was met by her mother, Josephine Stewart; her grandmother, Minnie Gilkey Stewart; her grandfather, Nathaniel Stewart; her brother, Joseph Stewart and her son-in-law, Booker T. Brown. The family will receive friends Saturday from 9-10am at the Jaylex Event Center. Interment will be in Tod Homestead Cemetery.