Patsy Garrett

1952 - 2024

Patsy Garrett

January 13, 1952 - October 25, 2024

Patsy Anne (née Barlett) Garrett departed this life on October 25, 2024. Patsy grew up in Powhatan County and attended Powhatan County Schools. She was an active member of Hollywood Baptist Church in Powhatan and then Ebenezer Baptist Church in Goochland.

Patsy attended Virginia Union University, where she was a member of a host of organizations including Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., and graduated with a degree in Elementary Education in 1974.

Patsy was a dedicated educator. She began her career in Powhatan County Public Schools and taught there for more than a decade before joining Richmond Public Schools in 1986, teaching at E.S.H. Greene Elementary, and later at Miles Jones Elementary. She retired in 2010, but her legacy lives on in the countless students and colleagues who were touched by her kindness and wisdom.

Patsy was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 43 years, Joseph Edward Garrett Jr.; her father, James Bartlett; and her mother, Martha Bartlett. She is survived by her two daughters, Lateisha Garrett (Matthew) and Stephanie Garrett (Kimberly); her sister, Mary Ellen Lee; her sister-in-law, Carolyn Garrett-Holland (Glenn); her brother-in-law, Vernon Garrett Sr. (Margie); as well as a large, loving family of nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews, cousins, and a host of friends.

Remains rest at Marian Gray Thomas Funeral Home, 64 Cartersville Rd, Cumberland, VA 23040, and a public viewing is scheduled for Thursday, October 31, 2024 from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.

A funeral service will take place Friday, November 1, 2024 at 1 p.m. at Hollywood Baptist Church, 3964 Old Buckingham Rd, Powhatan, VA 23139. Pastor Otis Lockhart, Officiant. Pastor Ronzo Lee, Eulogist.

Her legacy of love, faith, and service will live on in the hearts of all who knew her.

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Cumberland, VA 23139