Patricia Ann McDonald

Patricia Tyree McDonald, 62, of Port Arthur passed away Thursday, March 9, 2017.

She was a native of Tampa, FL, and a 1972 graduate of Johnson High School, Yokota AFB, Japan. Patricia moved to Port Arthur, TX in 1973. She was a former employee of Park Place Hospital and Monroe Answering Service.

Patricia is preceded in death by her parents James W. Sr. and Bennie Ruth Tyree; brother James Tyree, Jr.; great-nephew, Jacovan Savoie; grandmothers, Rosie Lee Charles and Mattie Perkins.

She leaves to cherish her memories her two children, Richard J. Tyree and Jamie W. Tyree of Port Arthur, TX; two grandsons Ronald Babino and Chaice Tyree; two granddaughters Jya’ Holland and Richarre’ Tyree; two sisters, Denise Richmond and Barbara Bates both of Port Arthur, TX; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Friday, March 17, 2017 at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church with visitation from 9 a.m. until service time. Burial will follow in Greenlawn Memorial Park under the direction of Gabriel Funeral Home.