Patricia was born in Winter Haven, Florida on August 13, 1939.
She married Charles Franklin Ladd on May 11, 1973. They moved to Longview, Texas where Patricia worked as a bookkeeper for Southwest Steel Casting Company for several years.
In July of 1987, Patricia and Charles moved to Edinburg, Texas to be near her brother, Kenneth Smith and wife, Carolyn. She worked for several different companies in the years they lived there. In 2011, Kenneth, Carolyn, and Patricia moved to the San Marcos area where Patricia became a member of the First Baptist Church.
Patricia is preceded in death by her parents, her husband Charles, brothers, Robert “Bob” Smith, Kenneth Smith. She is survived by sister, Mary Tripp; nephew, Chris Tripp and wife Lora; Two grand-nephews; nieces, Jennifer Lynn Smith, and Debora Smith Frazier; and sister-in-law, Carolyn Smith.
Patricia was a devout Christian and wrote numerous poems giving glory to God. She will be interred in Longview next to her husband Charles next to her husband Charles, in Lakeview Memorial Gardens. There will be no local services.
