Patricia Wallis

ELBERTON, Ga. — Mrs. Patricia Ann Winchester Wallis, age 90, resident of Magnolia Estates in Elberton, Ga., passed away on Monday, February 5, 2024, at Nancy Hart Nursing Center.

Mrs. Wallis was born in Pickens, S.C., on January 13, 1934, daughter of the late David Luke Winchester, Sr. and Mattie Christine Evans Winchester.

Surviving are her children: Ronnie and Jane Crenshaw, Judy and David Ridgeway, and Mark and Susan Crenshaw; step-son, Charles Wallis; siblings: Charles Winchester, Doris McEntire, David Winchester, and Sharon Forrest; nine grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Along with her parents, she is preceded in death by her husbands: Kermit Edward Crenshaw and Thomas Edgus Wallis; and siblings: Sue Smith and Douglas Winchester.

She earned a Bachelor of Science in Education in 1979 and an Education Specialists Degree in 1983 from the University of Georgia. Mrs. Wallis was a drafting instructor at Elbert County Comprehensive High School and Owner-Operator of Creative Premier Designs. She was a faithful member of the First Baptist Church of Elberton, Georgia.

Funeral services celebrating Pat's life will be conducted on Thursday, February 8, at 11 a.m. in the Memorial Chapel of Berry Funeral Home with interment following in Elmhurst Cemetery. Rev. Kevin Vaughn will officiate, and the family will greet friends immediately following the service at the funeral home. Those wishing may sign the online guestbook at www.berryfh.com.

Berry Funeral Home & Crematory of Elberton, Ga., is respectfully in charge of arrangements for Mrs. Patricia Ann Winchester Wallis.