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James Joseph "J.J." Tate, 27, of Blanchard, died Wednesday, June 11, 2014. The son of Patricia (Putnam) and James Franklin Tate, he was born December 7, 1986 in Oklahoma City.

J.J. graduated from Blanchard Schools and worked as a carpenter. He was a member of the Maranatha Baptist Church. J.J. loved to ride 4 wheelers with his friends and tried to be a mentor to the neighborhood kids. His greatest enjoyment was his daughter whom he dearly loved.

He was preceded in death by two infant sisters and his grandfathers, Joseph Putnam and Robert Tate.

J.J. is survived by his daughter, Baylee Tate, of Mustang; his mother, Patricia Tate of Blanchard; his father, James Tate, of Del City; his sisters, Loretta Seals and her husband, Tyler, of Texas and Rosa Ruth of Blanchard; his brother, Jeremy Tate of Del City; his grandmothers, Alice Putnam of Blanchard and Jean Welty of Oklahoma City; one niece, Joanna Seals of Texas; five nephews, Austin Barrick of Blanchard, Ty Ruth of Blanchard, Jonathan Ruth of Blanchard, Dustin Seals of Texas, and Matthew Seals of Texas; his former wife and best friend, Heather Tate, of Mustang; many other loved ones and friends.

Funeral service will be 10:00 A.M., Monday, June 16, 2014 at the Eisenhour Funeral Home Chapel in Blanchard. Burial will be at 2:00 P.M., Monday, June 16, 2014 at Memorial Park Cemetery in Oklahoma City. Arrangements are under the direction of Eisenhour Funeral Home of Blanchard. Online obituary and guestbook are available at www.eisenhourfh.com.