Frances Tate

Seneca – Frances Louise Hightower Holbrooks Tate, 83, wife of Walter Edward Tate and the late James Frank Holbrooks, passed away on Monday, February 27, 2023 at Prisma Health – Oconee Memorial Hospital.

 

Born in Oconee County, South Carolina, Frances was the daughter of the late James Duckworth Hightower and Evie Savannah Payne Hightower.  Frances retired from Chicopee/Avondale Mills and was a member of Newry Church of God. 

 

Frances is survived by her husband; son, Nathan Holbrooks; daughters, Karen Childers (Lewis), Jackie Cole (Lane); grandchildren, Jessica Blackwell, Eric Cole, Amanda Nicholson, Tony Childers, John Holbrooks, Nikkie Holbrooks, and great-grandchildren, Brook Blackwell, Cole Blackwell, Ryann Cole, Knox Cole, Harley Rose Holbrooks, Brantley Holbrooks, Olivia Childers, Addison Childers, Brooklyn Childers, Hunter Childers, and Tyler Childers.

 

In addition to her first husband and parents, Frances is preceded in death by her brothers, Lee Hightower, Hoyt Hightower, Grady Hightower, Richard Hightower, James Hightower, Ben Hightower, Douglas Hightower; and sisters Kathleen Hightower, Jennie Holbrooks, Lillie Mae Martin, Becky Tate, Eunice Cobb, Ruth Hester and Florence Miller.

 

A funeral service will be held at 11:00 am, Thursday, March 2, 2023 at Sandifer Funeral Home with burial to follow at Crossroads Baptist Church Cemetery.  The family will receive friends and family from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at Sandifer Funeral Home.

 

The family is at the home of Jackie Cole, 273 Theo Martin Road, Westminster, SC 29693. Flowers are accepted. Condolences may be expressed online by visiting www.sandiferfuneralhome.com