Obituary: Patricia Lucile Rawlings, Bronte, Coke County, TX Contributed by Jo Collier 18 April 2003 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************************** All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. *********************************************************************** The Observer/Enterprise, Robert Lee, Coke County, TX -March 7, 2003 Patricia (Pat) Lucile Rawlings Patricia (Pat) Lucile Rawlings, 77, of Bronte died Saturday, March 1, 2003, in Dallas, Texas after a lengthy illness. She was born on February 20, 1926 in Denton, Texas to James Lee Pope and Ethel Lucile (McDill) Pope. Pat attended Denton schools and received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Texas Women's University in Denton. She taught History and Government in schools in Ballinger and San Angelo. On February 4, 1950, Pat married Joe D. Rawlings, in San Angelo. She and Joe lived on the ranch where Joe farmed and ranched southwest of Bronte. Pat was an active member of the United Methodist Church and The Federated Sorosis Study Club of Bronte. Following her marriage, she taught in Bronte public schools until her retirement in 1978. Pat was preceded in death by her husband, Joe D. Rawlings in 1994 and by her parents, James L. and Lucile Pope. Survivors include one son, Jim Rawlings of Bronte; two daughters, Patty Rawlings of Dallas and Nancy Poe and husband, James of Kaufman; two grandsons, Brian and David Poe, both students at Texas A&M Uni- versity; sister-in-law, Katherine Meador of Abilene; two nieces, Cynthia Clark of Killeen and Linda Williams of Georgetown. Pat is also survived by her special caregiver, Jodi Glass of Bronte and numerous cousins. Funeral services were held at 10 am on Tuesday, March 4 at the First United Methodist Church in Bronte under the direction of Shaffer Funeral Home with the Rev. Paul A. Evans and Rev. Kary Rawlings officiating. Pallbearers were Bill Simpson, J. D. McDonald, LeDrew Arrott, Joey Luckett, Alonzo Robbins, and C. B. Barbee. Honorary pallbearers were Stoney Williams, Randy Clark, Joe Draper, Tuny Glen and Royce Fancher. Permission granted by The Observer/Enterprise for publication in the Coke County TXGenWeb Archives.