Barbara Kay Tate, 76, of Plantsville, passed away on Sunday, March 3, 2019 at her residence. She was born on Nov. 13, 1942 in Amesville, Ohio to the late Bryan and Merle Carpenter Walton. She worked at Public Debt in Parkersburg and was a devoted Homemaker who loved raising her family. She was a member of the Bethel Wesleyan Church in Plantsville and the Topps Club in Chesterhill. She is survived by her husband, John Junior Tate of the home, 2 sons, Stacey (Jessica) Tate of Little Hocking and Chad (Jennifer) Tate of Cutler, a daughter, Jill Tate of the home, 2 sisters, Shirley Bathrisk of Akron and Dorothy Miller of Sparks Nevada and 6 grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, a brother, Austin Walton and a sister, Norma Snow. Services will be held on Thursday, March 7, 2019 at 1:00 P.M. at the Bethel Wesleyan Church in Plantsville with burial following in the Mt. Hermon Cemetery. Friends may call on the family on Weds, March 6, 2019 from 6-8 P.M. at the Stone-Matheney Funeral Home in Chesterhill. To send a note of condolence to the family go to www.matheneyfh.com.