Pamela Shepard Bourne

Pamela Bourne, 77, born December 20, 1942 of Seminole Florida, went home to be with her Lord and Savior May 24, 2020. She is survived by her beloved husband Alan of 41 years, sister Lesley Seiler, brother Robin Herrington, sons Richard and Carl Wright, daughter Debra Snow, 6 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. She was born in Manhattan, and moved to this area as a teenager where she enjoyed the rest of her life.

Pam absolutely loved her extensive career in dental assisting and office management, and was loved in return by doctors and patients alike. Pam’s Christian faith was important to her and she volunteered and served at Faith Community Church in many capacities. She served several terms as Deacon, as a Stephen Minister, member of the Pastoral Care Team, Prayer Warrior Groups, Bible Study home groups and Flea Market co-coordinator. Pam had a gifted sense of style and helped many with fashion, accessorizing, outfitting, personal shopping and make-up, even co-hosting a church fashion show, mostly from Flea Market finds, and giving a class on helpful hints at a church women’s retreat.

Pam led an active life of tennis, boating, scuba-diving, swimming, and long walks on the beach and especially Lake Seminole Park for almost daily dog walks. In addition to loving fresh caught seafood and watching her Hallmark movies, she enjoyed cooking, entertaining and hosting gatherings with friends and especially family. She loved hosting the family Christmas gathering and usually invited one or more lonely widows from church to fill the 20-25 seats around the Christmas dinner table. She thrived on the chaos of children and grandchildren, parents and grandparents, opening the presents she had so thoughtfully chosen for them and she always had gifts for the other guests as well.

Pam and Alan cherished their time together, traveling the world, going on cruises and shelling on the beaches of Sanibel and Captiva, returning annually to celebrate the anniversary of their honeymoon on Captiva. They loved to go to arts & crafts and gem & jewelry shows together, and in later life she was inspired to design and create gemstone necklaces for friends and family. She had an infectious smile, was a kind soul, a compassionate caring friend, and brought joy and inspiration to all who knew her.

Pam had struggled with increasingly debilitating pain from health issues dating back to pituitary surgery 27 years ago. Yet, her beautiful smile remained, and she is a testimony to her never-wavering faith in God. Pam was always so grateful for all of the prayers for her from so many people over these many years. We will all miss her, but we rejoice, knowing she is now out of pain, her suffering has ended, she has a new eternal body, and she is with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Pam's service may be viewed 10 am Saturday, June 20, 2020 at centralbaymarket.com. The service password is Pamela6202. The virtual room will open 15 minutes prior to the scheduled service start time, and will close approximately 5 minutes after the service is concluded. Please note that the start of the live webcast will begin when the actual service begins.

Arrangements were held under the direction of Garden Sanctuary Funeral Home 7950 131st Street N., Seminole, FL 33776 / 727-391-0121