Mildred Mildred (Vance) Grate
March 25, 1920 — January 8, 2012
Minnie Mildred Grate, 91, long-time resident of Ohio, died Sunday, January 8, 2012. Born in Morgan, Ohio on March 25, 1920, Mrs. Grate was the daughter of James Earl and Esther (Davis) Vance. She had three brothers, Kahle and Lawrence Vance who are deceased, and Lowell Vance, who survives and lives in Rutland, Ohio.
Mildred is also survived by her three sons: Herbert L. Grate and his wife, Ruth, of Tuppers Plains, Ohio; David L. Grate and his wife, Jeannette, of Long Bottom, Ohio; and Phillip Eugene "Gene" Grate and his wife, Ronoyce, of Colorado Springs, Colorado. Also surviving are her six grandchildren: Araka Grate Priddy, Herbert Grate II, Anthony Grate, Tracy Grate, Gina Grate Pottenger, and Christopher Grate; one step-grandson, Brynn Moss and seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held 1:00 PM Friday, January 13, 2012 in the Rutland Church of the Nazarene with her sons, Herbert Grate and Gene Grate, officiating. Entombment will follow in Miles Cemetery. Friends and family may call 2:00 - 4:00 PM and 6:00 - 8:00 PM Thursday, January 12, 2011 at the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Wetherholt Chapel, Gallipolis, Ohio.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks contributions be made to:
Rutland Church of the Nazarene
Main Street
Rutland, OH 45775
Condolences may be sent to www.mccoymoore.com