Patricia J. Bartholomew

Patricia Jeanne Dawson Bartholomew, 80, passed away on August 25, 2021.

Born in Michigan City, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Emerson and Jeanne Stark Dawson.

Pat graduated from Armstrong State University and taught in the public school system for over 25 years. An avid quilter, she was a charter and current member of the Starlight Quilters of Orangeburg, SC, and served as a past president. Pat also served as a past vice-president of the Quilters Guild of South Carolina. She held season tickets to the “Part-time Players” of Orangeburg and was a member of the Newcomers Club.

Survivors include her sons, Robert W. Bartholomew (Jenny); William M. Bartholomew (Hanni); Randall R. Bartholomew (Sally); a brother, Steven Dawson (Louann) of Laporte, IN; her sisters, Judy Schroeder (Terry) of Newton, GA; Diane Dawson-Klinder (Fred) of Michigan City, IN; Cheryl Pomroy (Barry) of Laporte, IN; twelve grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral service is scheduled for 11:00am on Friday, September 3, 2021, at First Presbyterian Church, 121 W 9th Street, Michigan City, Indiana. Burial will be immediately following at Swan Lake Memorial Gardens, 5700 E US Hwy 20, Michigan City, IN.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to the Dolly Parton Imagination Library at www.imaginationlibrary.com or your local Alzheimer Organization.

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Lee Funeral Home and Crematory of Little River/North Myrtle Beach is serving the family.