Obituaries
 By  Staff Reports Published 
5:26 pm Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Pamela Tate Harden

Pamela Tate Harden

May 3, 2011

Pamela Tate Harden, 49, of Vina, Ala. passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at UAB, Birmingham, Ala.  She was a native of Russellville, Ala. and was a 911 Dispatcher for the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department for ten years. She was currently manager of Windsor Apartments in Red Bay, Ala.

Funeral services were held Sunday, May 8, 2011 at Deaton Funeral Home Chapel, Red Bay, Ala. with Bro. David Corum officiating. 

She is survived by her husband, Tony Harden, of Vina, Ala.; one daughter, Brandi Cowley and husband, Blake, of Amory, Miss.; three grandchildren, Tate Cowley, Will Cowley and Livi Cowley; her mother, Faye Tate, of Golden, Miss.; one sister, Judy Mattonen and husband, Wayne, of Zion, Ill.; three brothers, Joey Tate and wife, Chris, of Winthrop Harbor, Ill., Jackie Tate, of Golden, Miss. and Mickey Tate and wife, Deanni, of Edmond, Okla.; two special friends, Amanda Young and Carol Armstrong, both of Red Bay, Ala.; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her father, Jack Tate and her twin sister, Deborah Kay Tate.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, Tenn. 38105.

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