Patsy Haymes Fuller

RALEIGH - Patsy Haymes Fuller, 73, died on Wednesday, March 1, 2006, at Rex Hospital. Pat was born July 30, 1932, in Chatham, Va., to the late Joshua Thomas and Kathryn Meadows Haymes. Pat graduated from Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia in 1953 with a B.A. degree. She served on the Ravenscroft School faculty for over 20 years, retiring as media coordinator in 1992. While Pat lived in Raleigh for 45 years, her heart was always at Kitty Hawk and the Outer Banks, where she spent many happy days and lived part-time since retiring. Pat is survived by her husband of 51 years, Frank B. Fuller Jr.; daughters Kathryn F. Yandell and her husband Lyne S. Gamble Jr. of Raleigh and Nancy B. Fuller of Winston-Salem; granddaughter Kate M. Yandell, a junior at Wake Forest University; stepgranddaughters Sarah P. Gamble and Innes Gamble; stepgrandson Starling Gamble; and her brother, Joshua T. Haymes Jr. and his wife Shirley of Williamsport, Md. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 4, at Hayes Barton United Methodist Church, Fairview Road, Raleigh. A private burial will be held in Chatham, Va. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today, March 3, at the home at 2712 Webb St., Raleigh. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hayes Barton United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 6088, Raleigh, NC 27628, or the Rex Hospital Foundation, 2500 Blue Ridge Road, Suite 325, Raleigh, NC 27607. Special thanks to Dr. Jeffrey M. Crane and his associates; Dr. Robert S. Schmidt and his associates; and the staff at Rex Healthcare, floors 5-East and 4-East, for their support and care during Pat's illness. Online condolences may be made through www.MeM.com. Arrangements are by Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, Raleigh.