Patricia S. Delavan

 

Patricia Charlotte Emily Delavan, age 90, of Little Rock, the widow of the late Dr. Wayne Delavan, died Thursday, March 4, 2010 at Saline Memorial Hospice House in Bryant, Arkansas.  She was born on March 17, 1919 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to the late Curt Lewis and Maude Adams Seideman.  Reared and receiving her early education in Tulsa and Pittsburg, Kansas, she later earned her Masters degree at Pittsburg State Teachers College.  She worked on the aircraft assembly line at Douglas Aircraft Company in Tulsa during World War II, and taught English at Mulberry, Kansas High School.  She and her husband were married in August of 1946 in Pittsburg, Kansas.  He preceded her in death in March of 2005.

 

Her family moved to Arkadelphia in 1956.  She was a member of Arkadelphia First United Methodist Church, where she had served as librarian for a number of years, and was on the administrative board.  Mrs. Delavan was also a member of the church’s quilting circle. A member of United Methodist Women, over the years she had held several local and district positions.  She was a Cub Scout den mother and den mother coach for Pack 78 in Arkadelphia.  Mrs. Delavan loved to play the piano and work crossword puzzles. She was also very adept at tatting, crocheting, and knitting.

 

She is survived by two daughters, Florence Ann and her husband Bob price of Little Rock, and Minnie Beth and her husband Danny White of East End (Saline County); by a son, Lewis Lee and his wife Susan Delavan of Malvern; by a special daughter, Vickie Young; by nine grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren; a niece, Ellen Price and her husband James of Salina, Kansas; and by 6 great-nieces and nephews.

 

A graveside service will be held at 9:30 on Saturday morning, March 6, 2010 at Pinecrest Cemetery in Collegeville with Reverends Clayton Bulice and LaVon Post officiating, and under the direction of J. A. Funk Funeral Home of Malvern.

 

Memorials are requested to the Ouachita-Caddo Audubon Society, the Nature Conservancy, or to your local Humane Society.

Online condolences may be sent via jafunkfuneralhome.com.