Patsy Jean Provine

1941 - 2026

Patsy Jean Provine of Shelby Forest passed away on October 18, 2026. She was born June 13, 1941, in Memphis, the daughter of William Edward Peel and Mary Louise Behnke Peel.

Patsy grew up and spent most of her life in the Greater Memphis area. She graduated from Whitehaven High School in 1959 and attended the University of Memphis. Patsy went to work for United Airlines as a flight attendant after graduating from stewardess school in Cheyenne, Wyoming. She flew with United for five years, primarily on routes from LaGuardia to Washington and Washington to Huntsville.

Patsy returned to Memphis and married Edgar Braxton Provine III in 1967. They had one son, Jeffrey Layne. In 1990, the Provines moved to Shelby Forest, where Patsy lived until 2025.

Patsy devoted much of her life to caring for her family, her home and garden, and her pets. After her father passed away, she spent one week every month for six years in Arkansas caring for her aging mother. Patsy loved her home and garden and found great joy in maintaining both. She shared her home with cats for most of her life, often caring for more than one in her later years and welcoming the occasional stray.

She accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior. Patsy was a member of the Church of Christ for most of her life.

Patsy is survived by her son, Layne, of Collierville; daughter-in-law, Jean; brother, Edward Behnke Peel (Gloria) of Niceville, FL; sister, Tina Louise Tugwell (Jared) of Waxhaw, NC; three nephews and three nieces.

In keeping with her lifelong wish and her desire to help others, Patsy's remains were donated to advance medical research.

The family requests that memorial contributions in Patsy's name be made to The Pet Compassion Centers, P.O. Box 25034, Memphis, TN 38125, or online at ThePetCompassionCenters.org.