Patricia Colleen Southard

Patricia Colleen Southard, of Benton, daughter of Winnie Merrel Robins Runsick and the late Jack Norman Wilson, was born May 23, 1955 in Yakima, Wash. She died May 6, 2013, at Saline Memorial Hospital in Benton, Arkansas at the age of 57 years, 11 months and 13 days. She was united in marriage to Michael Southard on July 11, 1977 in Moko, Ark. She was a C.N.A. and was employed by Arkansas Health Center for many years. Survivors include her husband, Michael Southard of the family home in Benton; her children: Michael Wayne Thomas and wife Sherry of Benton, Jason Mark Thomas of Bay and Daniel Lynn Southard and wife Cathy Ann of Conway; her mother, Merrell Runsick and stepfather, Gallen Runsick of Millington, Tenn.; her grandchildren: Taylor Nicole Hodges, Mackenzie Hodges, Alexis Renae Southard, Dennis Ray Grant, David Kidd, Dawson Kidd, Parker Terry, Tyler Terry and Spencer Terry; Brother, Mike Wilson and wife Faye of Millington, Tenn., sisters, Eva Whistle of Millington, Tenn., and Tommi Southerland of Heber Springs, and a host of other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her father. Services are Friday, May 10, 2013 at 2 p.m. at Cox-Blevins Chapel with burial to follow in Morriston Cemetery under the direction of Cox-Blevins Funeral Home of Salem. Visitation is Thursday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Cox-Blevins Chapel. Sign the guest registry at www.coxblevinsfuneralhome.com.