Rebecca McLeister

Rebecca Rowena (Pate) McLeister, age 77 and a former resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away on Thursday, May 14, 2009, at Grace House of Lubbock in Lubbock, Texas. Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on Monday, May 18th, at Swearingen Funeral Home in Konawa, Oklahoma. Burial will follow at Konawa Cemetery. Visitation is scheduled for Sunday, May 17th from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Rebecca was born on February 4, 1932, to William Allen Pate and Sarah Agnes (Thomas) Pate in Bowling Green, Kentucky. She earned a Master?s Degree and was an elementary school teacher. Rebecca taught school for 28 years in Hobbs, New Mexico, and she was an accomplished artist. She married Kenneth McLeister. Survivors include one son, Steve McLeister of Wolfforth, Texas; one daughter, Donna McLeister of Hobbs, New Mexico; one brother, Mitchell Pate of Indianapolis, Indiana; and three grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth McLeister; her parents, William and Sarah Pate; one brother, Ervin Pate; and one sister, Essie Lea.rn Funeral Information: May 17, 2009, 11:00 AM Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa located at 217 N. Broadway, Konawa, OK 74849