Thomas Milton Pate, Jr.

Thomas Milton Pate, Jr., age 76, of Northport, Ala., passed away April 26, 2026, at his residence. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, April 30, 2026, at Phillips Chapel Cemetery with Magnolia Chapel North directing.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas M. and Otha Mae Pate; sister, Mae Smith; brothers, Howard Smith, and Nelson Smith; and grandson, Ethan Pate.

Survivors include his daughter, Tina Gray (Doyle); son, Tommy Pate; sisters, Betty Jean Porter, Suzie Webster (Joe), Bell Cobb (Wayne), Martha Haywood (Mike); brothers, Robert Pate (Shelia), and Tom Pate; grandchildren, Jeffrey Pate (Tori), Tiffany Ballard (Cole), and Coleton Pate (Bo); and great-grandchildren, Blayden Pate, Zella Kate Pate, Lane Ballard, Miles Pate, Scarlett Pate, and Jedd Pate.

Pallbearers will be Tommy Pate, Coleton Pate, Cole Ballard, Buck Smith, Phillip Lesley, and Larry Jackson.

Honorary pallbearers are Amedysis Hospice, present and past employees of the City of Tuscaloosa, and members of the National Guard.