Obituary – Patsy Canada – West City

WEST CITY – Patsy Canada, 74, passed away at 12:06 p.m. Saturday, July 27, 2013, in Heartland Regional Medical Center.

She was born Dec. 31, 1938, in Parrish, the daughter of Mildred Crawford. She married Jack Canada on June 24, 1954, in Marion, and he survives.

Mrs. Canada was a homemaker. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister.

She also was an excellent cook, and according to her son-in-law, Scott, she fixed the world’s greatest baked beans. She was “Mimi” to several children.

Survivors include her husband, Jack Canada of West City; four children, Debbie Canada, Keith Canada and David Canada, all of West City, and Sue McClearin and husband, Scott, of Benton; two grandchildren, Jamie Gray and husband, T.J., of West City and Russell Gulley of Benton; great-grandson, Chase, who was her pride and joy; and sister, Doris Stewart and husband, Arnold, of Beecher.

She was preceded in death by her mother; and granddaughter, Amanda Gulley.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 30, in Morton and Johnston Funeral Home in Benton with Pastor John Neace officiating. Burial will be in Masonic-Odd Fellow Cemetery in Benton. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at Morton & Johnston Funeral Home.

For those who wish, memorials may be made in Mrs. Canada’s memory to a charity of the donor’s choice .

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