Patricia A. "Pat" Merrick, 78, of Parsons, passed away at 6:58 p.m., Friday, April 8, 2016 in the Emergency Room at Labette Health.
She was born August 26, 1937 in Mound Valley, Kansas to Emmett and Mildred (Hoffman) Looney. As a young child, she moved with her family to Lenapah, Oklahoma, Cherryvale, and later Mound Valley where she attended school and graduated from Mound Valley High School. She then attended Coffeyville Community College where she earned an Associate degree in 1977.
Pat worked at Labette County Medical Center in Parsons as a lab technician for 29 years. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and attending their activities.
On March 8, 1963, she and Ira J. Merrick were married in Oswego. They later divorced.
Survivors include:
Companion – Jim Armitage Parsons, KS
One Daughter – Joy Hall and her husband, Don Mound Valley, KS
Four Grandchildren – Amber Atkinson, Matthew Hall, Brandon Veenstra and Kaitlyn Purkey
Twelve Great-Grandchildren – Karyssa Hall, Deandra Wilson, Bryce Atkinson, Corbin Hall, Donovan Hall, Gavin Hall, Brayden Atkinson, Alexis Veenstra, Tristan Veenstra, Kinsley Atkinson, Hazel Veenstra, and Raegan Hall
One Sister – Carolyn Rickard Mound Valley, KS
She was preceded in death by one brother, Rodney Looney; and one daughter, Tracey Veenstra, on July 14, 2002.
Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at Mound Valley Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7-8:00 p.m., Tuesday, at the Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Parsons.
Online condolences may be left at www.forbeshoffman.com. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Patricia A. Merrick, please visit our flower store.
She was born August 26, 1937 in Mound Valley, Kansas to Emmett and Mildred (Hoffman) Looney. As a young child, she moved with her family to Lenapah, Oklahoma, Cherryvale, and later Mound Valley where she attended school and graduated from Mound Valley High School. She then attended Coffeyville Community College where she earned an Associate degree in 1977.
Pat worked at Labette County Medical Center in Parsons as a lab technician for 29 years. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and attending their activities.
On March 8, 1963, she and Ira J. Merrick were married in Oswego. They later divorced.
Survivors include:
Companion – Jim Armitage Parsons, KS
One Daughter – Joy Hall and her husband, Don Mound Valley, KS
Four Grandchildren – Amber Atkinson, Matthew Hall, Brandon Veenstra and Kaitlyn Purkey
Twelve Great-Grandchildren – Karyssa Hall, Deandra Wilson, Bryce Atkinson, Corbin Hall, Donovan Hall, Gavin Hall, Brayden Atkinson, Alexis Veenstra, Tristan Veenstra, Kinsley Atkinson, Hazel Veenstra, and Raegan Hall
One Sister – Carolyn Rickard Mound Valley, KS
She was preceded in death by one brother, Rodney Looney; and one daughter, Tracey Veenstra, on July 14, 2002.
Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at Mound Valley Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7-8:00 p.m., Tuesday, at the Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Parsons.
Online condolences may be left at www.forbeshoffman.com. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Patricia A. Merrick, please visit our flower store.
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