Patricia Ann Gearhart

August 2, 1931 - September 11, 2013

Patricia Ann Gearhart, 82, of Watervliet died on Wednesday, September 11, 2013, at her home. Services celebrating her life will be held at 11 AM on Friday, September 13, at the Davidson Chapel of Florin Funeral Service in Coloma with Rev. Mark Cowell officiating. Burial will follow in North Shore Memory Gardens. The visitation will be held from 5 PM to 8 PM on Thursday at the Davidson Chapel. Memorials may be made to Hospice At Home. Please share messages, memories of photos at www.florin.net. Pat was born on August 2, 1931 in Millburg to Kenneth and Louella Coone. She married in 1947 her husband, William Gearhart, who was the Coloma Post Master from 1972 to 1985 and he preceded her in death in 1986. Together they celebrated 39 years of marriage. Pat was a devoted Christian. She enjoyed her organic garden and growing flowers. Her family was her world and she was proud to be a farm homemaker. Pat was a loving wife and mother and dedicated to her family. She is survived by her children, Susan (Ray) Selvidge of Mountain View, AR, David (Sandy) Gearhart of Watervliet, Steven (Miki) Gearhart of Watervliet, Polly (Jim) Wanbaugh of Millburg, and Andrew (Susan) Gearhart of Hartford; her brother, Timothy (LaVerne) Stubelt; her sister-in-laws, Georgia Coone and Georgia Stubelt; her 8 grandchildren and her 7 great grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by her children, Julie Leath and Ronald Gearhart; her brothers, Robert Stubelt, and Richard Coone and her sisters, Linda Stubelt and Judy Overton and a grandchild