Patricia Lee (Patsy) Creech

Patricia “Patsy” Creech, age 78, of Morristown, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 21, 2013 at Heritage Center. Patsy was a loving wife and mother. She graduated from a business college in Louisville, KY. Through the years, she worked as a secretary to the chief engineer at US Steel in Lynch, KY; secretary in the engineering department at Union Carbide in Oak Ridge, TN; administrative assistant at First United Methodist Church in Morristown; and assisted with her mother’s business, Kathryn’s Dress Shop in Morristown. She was preceded in death by her parents, William Burford and Buelah Kathryn Russell.

She is survived by her husband, R. W. “Jack” Creech; daughters and sons-in-law, Kelly and Kevin Wells, Stacy and Scott Slabaugh; granddaughters, Rebecca Wells, Katie Slabaugh; grandson, Jacob Slabaugh; sister and brother-in-law, Gayle and Diris Roach; and brother and sister-in-law, Danny and Patsy Russell. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, April 27, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Stubblefield Funeral Home. Rev. Mike Cutshaw will officiate. The family will receive friends from 1 – 2:00 p.m. Saturday, prior to the services. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to UT Medical Center – Medical Simulation Fund, In Memory of Patsy Creech, 2121 Medical Center Way, Suite 110, Knoxville, TN 37920. The family would like to thank the staff of Morristown – Hamblen Hospital, the staff of Heritage Center, and Dr. Bonnie Vick for the care Patsy received during her long illness. Arrangements by Stubblefield Funeral Home in Morristown, TN.