Cecil Choate
Mr. Cecil R. Choate, age 87, of Niceville, Fla., and formerly of South Fulton, passed away Friday, Dec. 22, 2023, at the Superior Residences in Niceville.
He was born Sept. 9, 1936, in Clinton, Ky., to the late Mary Frances Berry Blank. George Blank was his stepfather.
Cecil was a member of South Fulton Baptist Church and was a United States Air Force veteran, where he was a tail gunner on the B-36J Peacemaker. He was a retired master electrician and a project manager for the Newtron Group out of Louisiana.
He is survived by a daughter, Connie (Gina) Choate of Omaha, Neb.; a son, Colonel USAF (Ret.) Chris (Tina) Choate of Niceville; three grandchildren, Brandon (Cori) Choate of Manchester, N.H., Jason Choate of Orlando, Fla., and Bret Selman of Omaha; and a sister, Katie Dodson of Paducah, Ky.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Frances Payne Choate; and a brother, Billy Vance.
Funeral services will be held at noon Friday, Dec. 29, 2023, at Hornbeak Funeral Chapel, with burial to follow in the Obion County Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 10 a.m. Friday until the hour of service.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
Online tributes may be left at www.hornbeakfuneralchapel.com.
Published in The Messenger 12.27.23