Mary "Inez" Pate, age 76 of Carrollton, passed away March 05, 2017. She was born October 14, 1940 in Coweta County, Georgia to the late Alfred Homer Estep and Eula Yeargan Estep. She was an Avon Sales Representative for more than 29 years and a member of Happy Hill Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by both her parents. Survivors include her loving husband, Kenneth Pate of Carrollton; her children, Greg and Jan Pate of Whitesburg, Adrianna and Jeff Richards of Carrollton, Melissa Pate of Carrollton and Larissa and Gary Thomas Hemrick of Whitesburg; brother and sister-in-law, Franklin and Nancy Harris of Peachtree City; seven grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; and affectionately known to Mrs. Pate as her adopted children, Billy Harp and Tom and Karen Horihan. Funeral service will be conducted Wednesday, March 08, 2017 at 4:00 PM from Happy Hill Baptist Church with Pastor Phillip Crawford and Min. Randy Knight officiating. Interment will follow in Happy Hill Baptist Church Cemetery with the following gentlemen serving as pallbearers: Jacob Richards, Jeffrey Richards, Josh Arnell, Randy Hemrick, Nick Hemrick, and Mike Reese. The family will receive friends at Martin & Hightower Heritage Chapel from 1:00 PM until 3:30 PM. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family at www.martin-hightower.com. Martin & Hightower Heritage Chapel of Carrollton has charge of the arrangements.