Patricia Clarke's Obituary
Patricia R. Clarke 66, of Centerville died Wednesday, February 8, 2006 at her home.
Patricia was born August 26, 1939 the daughter of Thomas and Alice(Peck) Riddick at St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital in Centerville. She graduated from Mystic High School in 1957. Patricia worked for the Northwestern Bell Telephone Company in Des Moines and retired from there in 1986. She also worked in the county assistance office for the Appanoose County Department of Human Services. Patricia belonged to several organizations throughout the Appanoose County area, including the Hospital Auxiliary, Mystic Alumni Association, Highland Cemetery Association, Pancake Day Committee, the Ambassador's Club, and the Main Street Project on the Centerville Square. Patricia was also a former Centerville city council member.
Patricia is survived by two brothers, Thomas (Donna) Riddick of Centerville, Iowa and John (Barb) Riddick of Mount Pleasant, Iowa; two sisters, Pam (Richard) Winegarden of Seymour, Indiana, and Theresa (Cecil) Samuel of Melrose, Iowa; six nephews and nieces, Thomas A. Riddick of Numa, Iowa, Tammy Lynn Riddick of Duluth, Georgia, John (Jill) Riddick of Keller, Texas, Travis (Jenny) Riddick of San Diego, California, Troy (Kristi) Riddick of Virginia Beach, Virginia, and Rick (Betsy) Robinson of Tennessee; and fifteen great nephews and nieces. Patricia was preceded in death by her parents and a niece, Jennifer Ann Robinson.
Funeral services will be held at 10 AM Saturday morning, February 11, 2006 at the Thomas Lange Funeral Home with Pastor Carl Heien officiating. Friends may call Friday with the family present from 6-8 PM at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Highland Cemetery, Mystic. A memorial has been established to the Highland Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund or the Hospice of Southern Iowa and may be left or mailed to the Thomas Lange Funeral Home, 1900 South 18th St., Centerville, Iowa 52544.
When Earth's Last Picture Is Painted
When Earth's last picture is painted and the tubes are twisted and dried, When the oldest colours have faded, and the youngest critic has died, We shall rest, and, faith, we shall need it -- lie down for an aeon or two, Till the Master of All Good Workmen shall put us to work anew. And those that were good shall be happy; they shall sit in a golden chair; They shall splash at a ten-league canvas with brushes of comets' hair. They shall find real saints to draw from -- Magdalene, Peter, and Paul; They shall work for an age at a sitting and never be tired at all!
And only The Master shall praise us, and only The Master shall blame; And no one shall work for money, and no one shall work for fame, But each for the joy of the working, and each, in his separate star, Shall draw the Thing as he sees It for the God of Things as They are!
- Rudyard Kipling
In Memory
Patricia R. Clarke
Born Died August 26, 1939 February 8, 2006 Centerville, Iowa Centerville, Iowa
Funeral Service Thomas Lange Funeral Home Saturday Morning, February 11, 2006 10 AM
Officiating Carl Heien Selections ""Amazing Grace"" ""Galway Bay"" ""Whispering Hope""
Interment Highland Cemetery Mystic, Iowa
Memorial: Highland Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund Hospice of Southern Iowa
services entrusted to the Thomas Lange Funeral Home
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