Patricia Ann Farris Ware

Life is but a flicker which burns briefly before it is extinguished, and a new, greater life begins…for death is the destiny of every man. And so it is with a mixture of joy, that suffering has ended, and sorrow, at our loss, that the family of Patricia Ann Ware announces that she is now in the loving arms of her Maker. She passed away quietly in her home, after a lengthy illness on March 4, 2013, surrounded by those she loved.

Pat was born on July 31, 1943 to Robert Lee and Emalena Farris of Oklahoma. She married her sweetheart, Richard Ware, in 1974 and they were happily married until his untimely death in 1999. Pat took pride and delight in teaching for over 35 years, both in the Farmington School District (Stockton, CA) and the Armona Union Elementary School District, before retiring in 2001. Some of her greatest pleasures were the trips she and Richard took together…especially their once-in-a-lifetime adventure to Alaska. In addition to spending time with her beloved Chihuahua, Princess, and walks to the park with her grandsons, she also looked forward to fishing, camping, and going to the movies with her brother, Bobby.

Left to cherish her memory are her Brother, Robert Lee Farris, Jr. of Hanford; her daughter, Rebecca Ann Roberts and husband, Ronnie Dean, and two grandsons, Joshua Daniel and Michael Patrick Roberts of Visalia; two stepsons, Neil Raymond Wrzesinski of Hanford and Randall Richard Wrzesinski of Lynn, MA; and many life-long friends and acquaintances.

Visitation will be at Miller Memorial Chapel, Visalia on Thursday, March 7, 2013 from 6 – 8 p.m. at Miller Memorial Chapel, 1120 W. Goshen Avenue in Visalia, CA. Graveside services will be held at the Grangeville Cemetery on Friday, March 8, 2013 at 2 p.m.

The family requests that in lieu of flowers, condolences may be sent to the Armona Teacher’s Association Scholarship Fund, in care of Patricia Ware, P.O. Box 368, Armona, CA 93202.

Tributes and condolences may be made at www.millerchapel.com.

Arrangements entrusted to Miller Memorial Chapel, 1120 W. Goshen Avenue, Visalia, CA 93291 (559) 732-8371.