Patricia Degner

Patricia Ann Degner VIRGINIA BEACH - Patricia Ann Degner, 75, passed away March 28, 2010 at home surrounded by her loved ones. She was born in Washington, D.C., the daughter of the late Frank D. McCarson and Catherine L. McCarson and was a graduate of Western High School. She married Donald D. Degner Sr. in 1955 and they lived together in Rockville, Md., before relocating to Virginia Beach in 1969. She was an active member of the Thalia United Methodist Church in Virginia Beach, volunteered with Meals on Wheels and was a member of the Thalia Thumpers Square Dance Club. She loved to travel and took many trips and cruises with her husband Don in retirement. "Pat" is survived by her beloved husband, Don; three children, Donald D. Degner Jr. and wife Cindy of Norfolk, Steven W. Degner and wife Rona of St. Augustine, Fla., and Susan A. Mosbarger and husband Matthew Ordille of Williamstown, N.J. She was Mother to her great-niece, Sarah Pratt-Johnson and husband Douglas of Suffolk. She is also survived by three grandchildren, Katherine Degner, Mitchell Mosbarger and Sean Placchetti and one great-grandnephew, Zachary Johnson; her siblings: brothers, James D. McCarson and wife Rosemarie of Richmond, Va., Theodore R. McCarson and wife Helen of Venice, Fla.; and sisters, Sandra L. Margli and husband Stephen of Myrtle Beach, S.C., and Mary Ellen Sellars and husband Gerald of Parksley, Va.; and many nephews and nieces. Memorial donations may be made to the Judeo Christian Outreach Center, 1053 Virginia Beach Blvd., Virginia Beach, VA 23451 or to a charity of choice. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 11, at Thalia United Methodist Church, 4321 Virginia Beach Blvd., Virginia Beach, VA 23452. Cremation Society of Virginia is assisting the family.