Surena Berford Obituary
The passing of Surena Berford (Winston Salem, North Carolina), born in Kershaw, South Carolina leaves a void in the hearts of many, as we bid farewell to a loving soul who departed on March 11, 2026 at the age of 88. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, John Pate and Irene Gayle Lynn; her children, Johnny Pate, Malachi Pate and Sara Pate; and her grandsons, William Pate and Antoine Pate.
She is survived by: her children, Willie "Cathy" Parker, Gordon Pate (Rachel) and Isaac Lewis Cauthen (Deidra); her daughter-in-law Deborah Pate; her sister Lottie Lee Sowell; her sister-in-law Gwendolyn Lynn; her close friends, Olla Shropshire, Mary Crump, Wendy Mahala, Bertha Cowan and Mary Thomas; and her goddaughter Margaret Horne. She is also survived by eleven grandchildren; nineteen great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
