Patricia Ann Ripley

Funeral services for Bishop resident Patricia Ann Ripley, 68, will be held 
on Tuesday, April 22, at Grace Lutheran Church in Bishop at 11 a.m.

Born in Arkansas on May 2, 1934, Mrs. Ripley died on April 17, 2003 at her 
home in Bishop, surrounded by family members.

A beloved mother, grandmother and friend, she married her husband, Bob, with 
whom she shared 51 years of marriage. They began their family and had three 
children. Pat worked with children in a special education program and then 
later as a preschool teacher at Grace Lutheran Preschool in Bishop. Mostly, 
Pat devoted her life to her family as a wife, mother and grandmother. Her 
grandchildren were the joy of her life.

She had a special love for all children and animals. Her kindness and 
beautiful smile will be remembered and missed by all who were touched by her 
life. She had a long and courageous trial with cancer, and her family rejoices 
that she is "at home in heaven with the Lord this day and for all eternity."

Her faith enabled her to believe in the following words of Jesus: "I tell you 
the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life." 
(John 5:24)

She is survived by husband, Robert of Bishop; daughter and son-in-law, Jayne and 
Von Tatum; daughter and son-in-law, Sherrie and Larry Marty; son and 
daughter-in-law, Dan and Denise Ripley; and all her beloved grandchildren, Laura, 
Timothy and Jeffrey Tatum, Amy and Matthew Marty, and Scott, Amanda and David Ripley.

"Although she will not be present in body, her love continues in our hearts ... 
until we meet again," her family said.

Anyone wishing to make a donation in Pat's memory can do so to Grace Lutheran 
Preschool, c/o Grace Lutheran Church. These gifts will be used in a special way 
to help perpetuate Pat's love for children.

Bishop, Inyo County, California
The Inyo Register - Saturday, April 19, 2003
Page A-2

Permission to post given by the Publisher, Sharon Dare.

Transcribed by Denise S. Flynn