Sylvia J. Pate
Sep 9, 2025
Sylvia Jeanette Pate
OBITUARY
Sylvia Jeanette Pate lived a life of courage, service, and creativity. She made a lasting impact on everyone who
knew her. Sylvia was born on December 23, 1947, in Maryville, Tennessee, to Mattie Lexie Pate (née Coleman) and Linton
Sylvester Pate. Alongside her younger brother, Linton Lee Pate, her family later moved to Medina, Ohio, before
settling in Brooklyn, New York....
