Funeral services for Mr. Ernest Tate, Jr., 86, of Orangeburg, SC, will be held 1:00pm, Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at North Orangeburg United Methodist Church, 106 Kinard Street, Orangeburg, with interment to follow at Belleville Memorial Garden.

Mr. Tate passed away Monday, April 14, 2025, at MUSC Health-Orangeburg.

Public viewing will be held Monday, April 21, 2024, from 3-6pm.

Family and friends may call Simmons Funeral Home and Crematory of Orangeburg.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.simmonsfuneralhome.com