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Linda Ply Pate, obituary portrait — Stephenson-Dearman Funeral Home Linda Ply Pate, obituary portrait — Stephenson-Dearman Funeral Home

In Loving Memory

Linda PlyPate

Date of Birth October 2, 1949
Passed Away On July 2, 2011
At Age 61 years
Resident of Pine Bluff, AR
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Linda Ply Pate, 61, of Pine Bluff, passed away Saturday, July 2, 2011 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff. She was born October 2, 1949 in Altheimer.

She was an inspector for Stant Inc. in Pine Bluff and a Baptist. She was the daughter of the late J. T. Ply and Virginia Aileen Bogy Ply.

Survivors include her husband, Curtis 'Curt' Pate of Pine Bluff; four brothers, Wilburn Ply and wife, Phyllis of Brownfield, TX, Wendell Ply and wife, Charlotte of Monticello, twin brothers, Mark Ply and wife, Shawn of Dermott and Clark Ply and wife, Tena of Lacey; two sisters, Carolyn Burris and Dianne Forrest and husband, D. H., all of Monticello; and a host of nephews, nieces and other relatives and friends.
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Services

Visitation

Stephenson-Dearman Funeral Home

943 Highway 425 North

Monticello, AR, 71657

July 5, 2011

from 6:00 to 8:00 pm

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Service

Gathering of Friends & Family

Stephenson-Dearman Funeral Home

943 Highway 425 North

Monticello, AR, 71657

July 6, 2011

at 10:00 AM

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Interment

Oakland Cemetery

300 North Hyatt St.

Monticello, AR, 71655

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Condolences (23)

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Mary Ann Ply Ringo Highland, AR July 8, 2011
"I found a poem that I hope will help the family. Linda was the sweetest person. She will be missed by one and all.


IF TOMORROW STARTS WITHOUT ME

A few weeks ago a woman was killed in an auto
accident. She was very well liked, so the office shut
down for her funeral and it was on the news and so on.

On the day the workers came back to work, they found
this poem in their e-mail that the deceased woman had
sent on Friday before she left for home.




If tomorrow starts without me,
And I'm not there to see,
If the sun should rise and find your eyes
All filled with tears for me;
I wish so much you wouldn't cry
The way you did today,
While thinking of the many things,
We didn't get to say.

I know how much you love me,
As much as I love you,
And each time that you think of me,

I know you'll miss me too;

But when tomorrow starts without me,

Please try to understand,
That an angel came and called my name,
And took me by the hand,

And said my place was ready,
In heaven far above,
And that I'd have to leave behind
All those I dearly love.

But as I turned to walk away,
A tear fell from my eye,
For all my life, I'd always thought,
I didn't want to die.

I had so much to live for,
So much left yet to do,
It seemed almost impossible,
That I was leaving you.

I thought of all the yesterdays,
The good ones and the bad,
I thought of all that we shared,
And all the fun we had.

If I could relive yesterday,
Just even for a while,
I'd say good-bye and hug you
And maybe see you smile.

But then I fully realized,
That this could never be,
For emptiness and memories,
Would take the place of me.

And when I thought of worldly things
I might miss some tomorrow,
I thought of you, and when I did,
My heart was filled with sorrow.

But when I walked through heaven's gates,
I felt so much at home.
When God looked down and smiled at me,
From His great golden throne,

He said, "This is eternity,
And all I've promised you.
Today your life on earth is past,
But here life starts anew.

I promise no tomorrow,
But today will always last,
And since each day is the same way,
There's no longing for the past. "

So when tomorrow starts without me,
Don't think we're far apart,
For every time you think of me,
I'm right there, in your heart.

My prayers are with you."
K
Kay Worbington Monticello, AR July 7, 2011
"Carolyn and family
I was saddened to learn just today of Linda's death. My prayers and sympathy are extended to her family.
I remember Linda in school as being a quiet and very nice person. You have had much sadness during the past year. May the Lord be your strength.
Kay McClain Worbington"
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Sandra Robinson Woodlawn, AR July 7, 2011
"My thoughts and prayers are with Linda's family."
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