Melba Hyslop Pate, daughter of the late Lyle Booker and Ressie Jones Booker, was born on November 2, 1954, in Altus, Oklahoma, and departed this life on November 14, 2022, at Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, at the age of 68 years.

Mrs. Pate was the former owner of Melba’s Upholstery Shop in Houston, Texas and she was a resident of Bloomfield, Missouri. She loved animals and was a fun spirited, loving person.

On December 1, 2015, in Bloomfield, Missouri, she was united in marriage to Joe Pate. Mr. Pate preceded her in death on February 18, 2016.

She is survived by her grandson, Dustin Walker and wife Krystal of Bloomfield, Missouri; by her brother, Dewayne Booker; and by two sisters, Dixie Beck of Sikeston, Missouri, and Marilyn Witt of Magnolia, Texas.

Other than by her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Thomas Hyslop, and by her daughter, Christy Sunshine Hyslop.

No services are planned.

Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is assisting with arrangements.