Clifford Wesley Tate

October 25, 1950-October 31, 2018

Cliff passed away at home, after many years of illness, with his family and friends beside him.

As the son of Wesley and Amy Tate the family spent many of his younger years living in Europe, Texas and Alaska as his father served in the military.  After the family settled in Spokane, WA, Cliff graduated from West Valley High School in 1968.

Cliff became a carpenter by trade and he soon found the property he loved in the Newport/Blanchard Valley where he built the family home he would live in for 40 years.

In 1985, he married Joanne Fry and they were blessed to have their daughter, Ashley four years later. As a carpenter and craftsman, he worked in the local area for many years constructing out-buildings and shops, remodeling houses and building two new homes for others.

With his love of the outdoors, Cliff shared his hobbies with Ashley teaching her beekeeping, fishing, hunting and trapping. She and her family have been her parents pride and joy.

Cliff was preceded in death by his parents and sister Melanie Wilmoth Rhodes. He is survived by his wife of 33 years, Joanne; daughter Ashley and husband Scott Schiermeister and grandsons, Gabriel "Gator" and Beau Hunter Schiermeister of St. Maries, Id; brother, Jerry (Rita) Tate and sister Lisa Van Dyke of Spokane; numerous nieces and nephews and extended family including mother-in-law Mabel Fry of Newport, WA.  A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, November 24 ^th at 12 noon at the Blanchard Grange Hall.  This will be pot-luck and all are welcome.  In lieu of flowers, the Clifford Tate Memorial-Scholarship account has been established for his two grandsons.

Clifford W. Tate Memorial Fund

c/o  STCU (Spokane Teachers Credit Union)

PO Box 1954, Spokane, WA 99210    Account #2002545172

Sherman-Campbell Funeral and Cremation Services in Newport is in charge of arrangements. Family and friends are invited to sign the online guest book at shermancampbell.com .