William Tate
April 28, 1951 ~ September 20, 2024
William 'Bill' Dennis Tate, 73, of Lisbon, Iowa, passed away on Friday, September 20, 2024, at St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Gathering of Family & Friends: 4:00-7:00 p.m., Thursday, September 26, 2024, Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, Mount Vernon, Iowa. Private family burial: Red Oak Grove Cemetery, Tipton, Iowa.
Bill was born April 28, 1951, in Denison, Iowa, the son of William and Patricia (Canfield) Tate. He was united in marriage to Marcy Edler on June 14, 1975.
Bill was a published author, guitar player and loved music. He worked as a Test Editor for ACT for over 30 years. Bill loved his family.
Bill is survived by his wife, children, Jenny Marie (Mike) Moore and William Dawson Tate; grandchildren, Maya and Jasper; bonus grandchildren, Mars, Zander, Kimmy, Josie, and Gracie; and sisters, Marsha Tate and Judy (Steve) McVay.
Bill was preceded in death by his parents.
Memorials may be made to the family in care of Marcy Tate. Donations will be distributed to the American Heart Association and the Mount Vernon Lisbon EMS.
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To the Tate Family,
My condolences in your loss. Bill was a great, friendly guy. Remember all the happy memories. RIP Bill.
On behalf of our entire team, we are thinking of you during this painful time, our thoughts are with you and your family.
Bill’s sister was in my High School class. They lived a block away. Bill and I hung around together and played softball in the empty lot between our houses in Tipton. He married Marcy, a second cousin of mine. All memories of our youth are fond ones. I’m sorry to learn of his passing.
Rest in peace my friend. Bill was one of the good guys. 🙏🙏
Thinking of you and your family.
Wishing you peace to bring comfort, courage to face the days ahead, and loving memories to forever hold in your heart. With deepest sympathy,
Playing with Bill in the band was a really great treat. He was an exceptional guitarist and great person. You will be greatly missed Bill.
Gary W.
Bill and I were very close cousins as kids and through our teens and college years until careers, family, children and distance lead to seeing each other infrequently. I regret that.
Our families gathered every month or so for Sunday dinner followed by playing catch and hitting a baseball with our fathers. We watched the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show in April 1963, and his love of rock music was born. He took guitar lessons, formed his band and taught me to play bass and acoustic guitar. I was in Bill & Marcy’s wedding party and there when they brought Jenny home from the hospital. Many more great memories visiting our Grandparent’s and Aunt/Uncle/cousin’s farms in western Iowa. I miss him.
Bill will remain in our hearts forever
Our sympathy goes out to the entire family. Bill was a dear friend to all of us! Many special memories! His family and our ours did so much together! With love, Kathy Moravek, Rick, Ellie and Remington Jedlicka
My amazing brother, there are not enough words to describe how much love you brought to your wife, kids, grandkids and extended family and friends.
Your humor and intelligence constantly encouraged us. You should have been on Jeopardy but you would have nothing to do with it. You had humble perspectives and you were more concerned with helping others.
Your jokes were the best. When I was in grade school you put a squirrel carcass in the freezer and said it was my cat.
You also helped me without asking questions, well maybe a few but when our families Impala was stuck in Tipton City Park in Jan 1979 you didn’t hesitate to help. After a few days the snowstorm subsided and you and Randy got a tractor then towed it out. (Dad wasn’t as mad as you said he would be!)
Your poignant and amazing ability to connect with people will be remembered. We were blessed to have you as long as we did. We love you so much & God loves you too! Judy
I first met Bill some thirty odd years ago at ACT. He and his fellow staff members would design a test and my department was responsible for printing them. Bill was always so congenial and we struck up a friendship. Bill was my “music” friend. Even though we had vastly different musical tastes, we always enjoyed talking about where the lines crossed. I was just about to send him a text when I got the horrible news. I will aways miss our lunches at Culvers and my kidding him about always getting green beans with his meal. Bill, I will miss you buddy! R.I.P.