Funeral services for Alice Choate will be 2:00 P.M., Sunday, November 26, 2017 at First Baptist Church, Simsboro. Rev. Wilton Wall, Rev. David Venable and Rev. Jason Cole will officiate. Interment will follow at Antioch Cemetery in Simsboro under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Ruston.Mrs. Choate was born October 31, 1928 in Hilly, LA and passed away on November 23, 2017 in Arcadia, LA. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Simsboro and retired from Ruston State School as a communications supervisor. Mrs. Choate house was always open and would welcome anyone to share a meal. She was preceded in death by her husband, Laurice Choate; children, Charles Choate, Lynn Choate and Ethel.Mrs. Choate is survived by her children, Jimmy Choate and wife Carolyn Watts Choate, Gloria Choate Teachman, Mike Choate and wife Kathy Rhyne; siblings, J.N. Bowers, James Bowers, Shirley Stephens, and Sybil Van Wert; eighteen grandchildren; thirty-one great-grandchildren; fourteen great-great-grandchildren along with numerous nieces, nephews, and other family and friends.Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.Visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M., Saturday, November 25, 2017 at Kilpatrick Funeral Homes, Ruston.Online condolences may be made to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com.Kilpatrick Funeral HomeRuston, LA