Orville Lee Pate Jr., 77 of Paragould was born January 1, 1935. He departed this life July 5, 2012 at the Rector Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Lee was the son of Orville and Susie Pate. He was born at Mountain Valley, AR. Music was a passion of his. In the 1970's, he played with numerous country stars, was part of the T.V show, "California Country Livea