Patricia Ann Brannen, 67, passed away May 14, 2015 at her home in Bethany, MO.
She was born October 14, 1947, in Hammonton, New Jersey the daughter of George and Alice (Smith) Rattinger.
Growing up in a military family, she spent part of her childhood in Kansas, Montana, Spain, and Missouri. Some of her fondest memories were spending time on her grandparent’s farm in the Ozarks.
In 1972 she married Kenneth Brannen in Knob Noster, MO. Two daughters were born to this union, Stacey Lynette and Shelley Renee. The family lived in Colorado and New Mexico before Patricia and her girls once again settled in Knob Noster.
Patricia wanted a better life for her daughters and herself so she enrolled in a State Fair Community College’s respiratory therapy program and graduated second in her class in 1989. She truly loved the years she spent in the healthcare field and considered them to be some of her greatest accomplishments. In September of 2004, Patricia accepted Jesus Christ as her personal Lord and Savior and faithfully attended Northside Christian Church in Warrensburg, MO. Some of her happiest memories of her time in Warrensburg were with her Christian Sisters, Linda Curtis, Sue Thomas, Joyce Barnes, Sheila Rose, Barbara Monetti, and the late Angela Dearduff.
She was preceded in death by her parents; stepfather, Alfred Cowan; and brother, George Harold Rattinger.
She is survived by her daughters, Stacey (Paul) Lewis, Nevada, MO, Shelley (luke) Noyd, Bethany, MO; granddaughters, Aubrey and Allison; granddog, Ella Mae; sisters, Laura (Brad) Worsley, California, MO, Jeanette (Don) Taylor, Omaha, NE; brother, David (Christina) Cowan, UAE; sister-in-law, Connie Rattinger, Sedalia, MO; nieces, Diane Rattinger, Sedalia, MO, Teresa Doty, Council Bluffs, IA, and Carri Thorpe, Cottonwood, CA; nephews, Jason and Chris Tarlton, Omaha, NE, Matthew Loehr, Temecula, CA; and several great-nieces and great-nephews.
A celebration of Life is planned for late summer at Northside Christian Church in Warrensburg, MO. Cremation provided by Roberson Funeral Home, Bethany, MO. Online condolences may be left at www.robersonfuneralhome.com