Patricia N. Landress passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 28th at the age of 93 in Winder, Georgia. She was born May 6, 1927 in Atlanta, and later moved with her family to Moultrie, Georgia, where she attended Moultrie High School. She was an active swimmer on the swim team and a flutist and won state in flute competition. Pat had a passion for art and attended the University of Georgia at the age of 16 and graduated at age 19 with a BFA degree in Visual Arts. She was a student of Lamar Dodd. After graduating, she went on to teach art at the Atlanta Girls school.
She married William Charles Landress and had 4 children- Gale, Laura (Poppy), Chuck and Lucy. Through the years, she sat on the board of the Piedmont Library system and was a well known artist in the community. She went back to the University of Georgia and earned her Masters in Art Education and became a teacher at Winder Barrow High School and later Brenau College.
She was not only artist but was an avid tennis player, swimmer, reader and cook. She continued her art and painted everything from water colors, oil and made pottery. She played golf with her husband and enjoyed her times playing with the ladies golf group at the Monroe Country Club.
She was a loving mother and grandmother who was adored by her family. She will be so missed. The family has asked in lieu of flowers donations be made to the Library in Mrs. Landress memory https://prlib.org/more-2/donate-to-the-library/
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