Patricia Lynn Elethorp, D.O., 62 of El Dorado, Arkansas passed peacefully in her home surrounded by family on September 15, 2024, in Eros, Louisiana. She was born July 10, 1962 in Cheyenne, Wyoming to Harvey Elethorp and Marjorie (Dixon) Fischer. Lynn was a 1980 graduate of Irving High School in Irving, Texas.
Lynn worked in several clinics in Oklahoma after graduating from Oklahoma State University College Center for Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1997. She moved to El Dorado, Arkansas in 2011 where she served as a family physician with CABUN Rural Health Services until her retirement.
As the oldest in a family of girls, Lynn was often tasked with being the caretaker, confidant, and friend, so becoming a physician came naturally to her. Lynn had a servant’s heart and spent a lifetime serving others and will be dearly missed by everyone that knew her.
Lynn loved to spend time with her family and travel. She even named her beloved dogs after the explorers, Magellan “Maggie” and Drake. She loved spending holidays and summers with her children and grandchildren, vacationing at different locations and experiencing new things. She was grateful that she was able to travel during the last few months of her life.
Lynn is survived by her parents; sisters: Barbara (Dale) Munday, Irving TX, Genie (Mike) Trammell, Henryetta, OK and Becky (Mark) Hargreaves, Irving, TX; children: Ivan (Alyssa) Staats, Plano, TX, Jennifer Staats, Hurst, TX, Kristina (Natalie) Elethorp, Eros, LA, Brandon (Sara) Elethorp, Chickasha, OK; Grandchildren: Glenn, Grace, Caden, Jayce, Elijah, Ryan, and a host of other relatives.
She will be remembered for always giving of herself. A Celebration of Life will be held on October 5, 2024 at 2pm in the Young’s Funeral Home Chapel. Services are under the arrangement of Young’s Funeral Directors in El Dorado, Arkansas. In lieu of flowers the family asks that you make a donation to American Cancer Society or a charity of your choice.
Condolences may be expressed at www.youngsfuneralhome.com
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