Patsy Beth Ward Gwin June 18, 1931 – March 10, 2019 Share this obituary Send Sympathy Gifts Send Private Condolences| Send Sympathy Card Patsy Beth was born in Ropesville, Texas on June 18, 1931 and died the morning of March 10, 2019 in Fredericksburg, Texas after surviving a 30 year battle with not only ovarian cancer, but her final 3 years with lung cancer. Her body fought until it finally surrendered. She was in her home, as she had always wished.
She passed knowing she was well loved; and more than ready to dance in heaven! FUN, FIESTY, STRONG, LOVING, ALWAYS GIVING OF HER TIME, HER RES, HER OPINION (whether you wanted it or not) OUR POINT & DIRECTOR. OUT MATRIARCH.
She loved to dance, share a good meal with family and friends and hold patio get togethers with the party lights on. She was strong, courageous lady who met the challenges of her life as a daughter and sister, a mom, a wife, a partner in the Ben Franklin business in Oak Cliff with her first husband Tom Ward, a single woman in the workforce working for Laurel Land, Restland and Sedco Oil Company, a mom raising three children, a Grandma and Memaw, great grandmother Gigi, a caregiver, in-law, a friend. She had a full and wonderful life.
Then she added cancer to her achievements. Pat was the surviving poster child for over 25 years with ovarian cancer; outliving her support at Baylor Hospital of Dallas, and many of her closet friends. She lived year by year by setting a new goal to live for.
Birthday celebrations, high school and college graduations, holidays, and her final dance at her grandsons wedding to name a few. She lived in Oak Cliff and East Dallas most of her life; waiting many years to remarry. She surprised her family by eloping at the age of 79 to the “love of her life”, Leland.
The marriage allowed them to move to Fredericksburg, Texas where they remodeled a cottage on a hill outside of town and enjoyed “3 of the best years of her life. She was a lady well loved, she had a life well lived, she was ‘a good and faithful servant’ … now dancing up and down the aisles of heaven. Her greatest joy and legacy is her family.
She is survived by her children: Bruce and Laurie Ward of Fredericksburg Curtis and Babs Ward of Midland Brenda and Rob Colburn of Dallas Her Grandchildren: Lindsay and Seth Soloman of Amarillo, Shea and Natalie Jones-Colburn of Memphis, Whitney and Doug Grammer of Sachse, Taylor and Casie Ward of Fredericksburg, Alex Ward of Ohio, Quinn Colburn and Suzy Lebel of Seattle, Cale Colburn of Utah Her “Great Grands” Paige & Brynn Soloman, Austin & Caden Grammer, Beckett & Collins Ward Services will be held at Restland Funeral Home, Memorial Chapel, 13005 Greenville Ave, Dallas on Friday, March 22nd at 11:00 A.M. Memorial service to take place in Fredericksburg, Texas at a later date, to be determined.
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