Patsy R. Pate

Patsy Roch Pate, 77, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and sister went to be with the Lord on January 21, 2013. Patsy was preceded in death by her loving husband of 58 years, Thomas E. Pate. Patsy is survived by her daughter Lynette Pate Free and her husband Terence Free; son William Thomas Pate; grandsons Jason Wayne Rinn and his wife Apryl Rinn and Thomas James Rinn; granddaughter Bobbie Collins; great granddaughters Madeleine Rinn and Kaelyn Collins; three sisters June Angell and her husband James Angell, Annette Tom and her husband Milton Tom, and Nancy Scott; one brother Jerry Roch and his wife Ann Roch.

Patsy, a native Houstonian, resided in northwest Houston for 76 years until recently relocating to Corinth, Texas. While living in Houston, Patsy was an active member of Langwood Baptist Church.

Family will receive friends at a visitation on Friday, January 25th from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at Waltrip Funeral Directors. Graveside services will be held on Saturday, January 26th at 10:00 AM at Woodlawn Garden of Memories Cemetery, 1101 Antoine Drive, Katy Freeway, Houston, Texas 77055 followed by a Memorial Celebration Service at 11:30 AM at Langwood Baptist Church, 4314 Southerland Road, Houston, Texas 77092.

In lieu of flowers and other customary remembrances, contributions in Patsy’s honor may be directed to Legacy Preparatory Christian Academy’s “Building Our Legacy Campaign”, Attn: Heather Elsik, 5150 FM1488, Magnolia, TX 77354 or via the school’s website at www.legacypca.org/donate