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Maurice Norman "Smokey" Cate
28 Mar 1933 – 16 Mar 2017
| Birth | 28 Mar 1933 |
| Death | 16 Mar 2017 |
| Cemetery | Pilot Grove Cemetery New Pilot Grove , Grayson County , Texas , USA |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177472564 |
Bio
Maurice (Smokey) Cate 83 passed away March 16, 2017, at his home in Pilot Grove, Texas, with his family by his side along with his Pastor and also his beloved dog Teddy. Smokey was born March 28, 1933, in Altoga, Texas to Homer and May Cate. The family moved to Van Alstyne in 1936. He graduated from Van Alstyne High School in 1951. He went into the US Army in March 1953. After basic training he was stationed at White Sands Proving Grounds until he received his Honorable Discharge, March 1955. He then went to the University of North Texas where he earned his Bachelor of Science Degree. He was a farmer and rancher along with driving a transport truck, 20 years for Jack Cooper, retiring in 1995. Smokey and his family are members of King's Trail Cowboy Church. Smokey is survived by his wife of 63 years, son, daughters, grandchildren, great- grandchildren, sisters and numerous nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents, Homer and May Cate, one sister: Doris Burkett and one brother, Charles Cate. One- grandchild: Baby Boy Eddins. Services will be held at 2:00 pm Monday March 20, 2017, at King's Trail Cowboy Church in Whitewright. Burial will follow at Pilot Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Sunday from 2:00 to 4:00 pm at Scoggins Funeral Home in Van Alstyne. Services are under the direction of Scoggins Funeral Home & Crematory, 637 W. Van Alstyne Parkway, Van Alstyne.
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- Doris Nell Cate Burkett 1922–1991
- Dorothy Cate Baker 1925–2022
- Charles Dossey Cate 1927–2011
- Ruby Ruth Cate Noel 1929–2018
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