Patricia A Stimpson

Patricia "Pat" Alexander Willoughby Stimpson was born on August 21, 1939 and passed on November 30, 2025. Funeral services will be at 12:30 p.m. Monday, December 8, 2025, at Collier-Butler Chapel for Pat Stimpson, 86, of Gadsden, who passed away Sunday, November 30, 2025. Rev. Ray Tucker will officiate. Burial will be at Crestwood Cemetery, Collier-Butler Funeral Home and Cremation Services directing.

Pat accepted Christ at an early age and attended West End Baptist Church where she became the assistant pianist. There she also taught Vacation Bible School, and GA’s Sunday School Class for young children. Later, she moved to the Moody’s Chapel Community and sang in the choir at Mt. Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church.

Pat graduated from Altoona High School in 1957 and attended Gadsden Business College before transferring to Alverson Draughon Business College in Birmingham.

Pat retired from Regions Bank as Assistant VP with 30 years of service, and after retirement she worked for 5 years at the Gadsden Treatment Center. She was also a member of the Woman’s Club, worked with the Chamber of Commerce, and was a Red Cross Volunteer. She was a member of Rainbow Presbyterian Church and was in the Bill Whitwer Sunday School Class, Rodeo Girls and Prime Timers.

Above all else, Pat was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother known to all of us as Nana. She was ready to fetch, tote, deliver, run interference, or whatever else might be needed to help out with the kids. All of the neighborhood children knew her as Nana too! More than anything, she loved her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and their friends, too. She was a wonderful mother-in-law, too. She was one of a kind and will be greatly missed.

Pat was preceded in death by her parents - Grady and Mary Lou Alexander, husband - Mack Stimpson, her children’s father - Sam Willoughby, son – Joel Keith Willoughby, sister - Betty Alexander Norris, niece – Kelly Atkins and nephew – Ronald Hafley.

Survivors include daughter Debbie Willoughby Batson (Tommy), daughter-in-law Janie Willoughby. Grandchildren – Brock Batson (Crystal), Mallory Batson Brewer (Dennis), Amber Ridgeway (Drake), Johnathan Willoughby (Troy), Chris Willoughby (Laura). Great-Grandchildren – Brayden and Brody Batson, Lilly, Landon, Layla and Liam Willoughby, Laney Ridgeway, Charlie “Beau” Ridgeway and Wyatt Ridgeway. Other survivors include sister Phyllis Hafley (Jerome Handy), brother Andy Alexander (Sandra), sister-in-law Peggy Moody and sister-in-law Nancy Silvey (Babe), and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins.

Pall bearers will be Brock Batson, Brayden Batson, Johnathan Willoughby, Drake Ridgeway Jake Osborn and Bret Sanders. Honorary pall bearer is T. J. Butts.

The family would also like to extend a special thank you to Southern Care New Beacon Hospice - Susan, Emily and Tiffany; Piedmont Health and Rehab; Encompass Rehab – Crissy Snead; Mountain Cove Assisted Living, Monica Bohannon, and the wonderful staff members at the aforementioned facilities as well as Dr. Allison Vann, Dr. George “Butch” Douthit, and Dr, Dierick Sparks.