Patty Ruth Jessup Fitzgerald, 76, of North Chesterfield, passed away on October 18, 2015. She was preceded in death by her parents, Bob George and Nida C. Jessup; and her brother Bobby Lee Jessup. She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Winston Howard Fitzgerald; daughters, Dolly White and her husband Kevin, Becky Lavin and her husband Andy; her sister, Peggy J. Franklin; grandchildren, Corey, Dalton, Chett, Juliana, Corbin, Ava, and Bailey; granddogs, Lilly, Winston, Rex and Lola; nieces and nephews, Ron, Jill, Kimberly, and James. The family will receive friends from 4pm to 7pm on Wednesday, October 21, 2015, at the Huguenot Chapel of Woody Funeral Home, 1020 Huguenot Rd, Midlothian. Services will be held at 2pm, Thursday, October 22, 2015 at the funeral home. Interment Dale Memorial Park. Memorial contributions may be made to the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind, Attn: Business Office, P.O. Box 2069, Staunton, Va., 24402.