Pigate, Clifton

SCRANTON: Mr. Clifton Jeff Pigate, 84, husband of Christeen R. Pigate, died Saturday, January 22, 2011, at Lake City Community Hospital after an illness. Mr. Pigate was born November 30, 1926, in Florence County, a son of Robert Pigate and Maebelle Lee Pigate. He was a retired carpenter, member of the Olanta Baptist Church and was active in the Olanta Youth Baseball program for many years. Mr. Pigate was an avid hunter and fisherman who loved to water ski and enjoyed teaching others how to ski. Surviving are his wife of 65 years, Christeen Rogers Pigate of Scranton; daughter, Joyce Tutterow of Scranton; grandchildren, Wendy P. Woods and her husband, Jim, Stacey Pigate, Dwayne Pigate, Lee Allen and Lynn Rivers and her husband, Zack; ten great-grandchildren; and a grandson-in-law, Travis Lee. He was predeceased by a son, Jimmy Wayne Pigate and a granddaughter, Shannon Allen. Funeral services will be at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, January 25, 2011, at Carolina Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Olanta Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 – 8:00 P.M. Monday, January 24, 2011, at Carolina Funeral Home, 215 E. Highway 378 ByPass, Scranton. Memorials may be made to the Olanta Baptist Church, P. O. Box 188, Olanta, SC 29114.