Patsy Ruth White Geddes

Patsy "Pat" Ruth White Geddes was born on June 30, 1929 in Woodward, Oklahoma to Frederick Eugene White and Julia Inez Spencer White. She passed from this life on Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at Grace Living Center in Chickasha, Oklahoma at the age of 82. Pat married John Murray Geddes in Woodward, Oklahoma on May 21, 1947, six weeks after the April 9, 1947 tornado that devastated Woodward. They settled in Lindsay in 1952. During those five years, they followed oil rigs all over. They started in Woodward, Cherokee, Waynoka, Woodward again, Liberal, Kansas, back to Woodward, Purcell, Hobart, Purcell again, back to Woodward, Perryton, Texas and Woodward. They lived in Lindsay until 1976, when they moved to McAlester. They returned to Lindsay to stay in 1983. Pat was a member of the United Methodist Church in Lindsay, the Golden Trend FCE, U.M.W., American Sewing Guild, Oklahoma Sewing Machine Artists (OKSMA) and Eastern Star. She loved sewing and shopping. Pat never passed a fabric store that she didn?t stop and shop. Pat was the first librarian for the City of Lindsay. She was Office Manager at Lynn Boyer, Inc., a real estate broker in McAlester, Oklahoma, and the owner of The Sewing Bee in Lindsay. She also worked as an instructor at Mid America Technology Center. Mrs. Geddes is survived by her husband, John Murray Geddes, one son, Ryan Lynn Geddes and wife Yvonne, one daughter, Anita Jo (Geddes) Horton and husband Paul, one daughter-in-law, Julie Geddes, one brother, Frank White and her grandchildren; Daniel, Rylee and Chisum Geddes, John Robert and Alyssa Geddes and Maggie Ruth and Kyle Horton. Pat also leaves behind her great-grandchildren; John Collin, Nathan, Brittan and Reagan Geddes, Aubrey Shay Geddes and Jonathan Geddes and very special friends, Ed and Georgia Simmons and family. Mrs. Geddes was preceded in death by her parents, Fred White and Inez Spencer White Syrie, one son, John Alan Geddes, two sisters, Nell White Byrd and Judy White Taylor and one great-granddaughter, Emily Danielle Geddes. A memorial service for Mrs. Geddes is set for eleven o?clock a.m. on Saturday, August 13th, 2011 at the United Methodist Church in Lindsay, Oklahoma with Rev. Ron King officiating and Rev. Charles Horton and Rev. Don Horton assisting. The service is under the direction of B.G. Boydston Funeral Home of Lindsay, Oklahoma. The family requests that memorials be made to the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) or to the charity of your choice.Condolences for the family may be made online at www.boydstonfuneralhome.com.

Patsy Ruth White Geddes

June 30, 1929 - August 9, 2011

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