Charlotte Pate Obituary

In loving memory of Charlotte Pate (Matthews, North Carolina), born in Richmond, Virginia, who departed this world on January 31, 2026 at the age of 89. Charlotte leaves behind a legacy remembered by family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

As we bid Charlotte farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Charlotte is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.

She was predeceased by: her daughter Valerie Dawn Pate; her parents, William Robertson and Ruth Robertson; and her brothers, Hilary, Marvin and Ernest G. Robertson.

She is survived by: her husband Allen R. Pate; and her children, Deborah Higel (Richard Higel) and Mark Pate.