Patsy Marie (Church) Lassiter, age 90, of Celina, Texas, passed away on Saturday, August 28, 2021. She was born on November 8, 1930, in Baylor County, Texas, to Fannie Mae (Snyder) and Jesse James Church. Patsy was married to Bill Roberts. She then married Virgil Dean Lassiter in Carlsbad, New Mexico, on October 2, 1954. They celebrated their 50th anniversary shortly before he passed away. She worked in the tax preparation business.
Patsy was a small but fierce person, had no fear about anything, and was known as a very energetic person. She was a beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend to many. Patsy was a surrogate mother to many people, opening her home to about fifty people throughout her lifetime. She was dearly loved and will be greatly missed by all those who knew her.
Patsy is survived by her children, Teresa Wood of Nocona, Texas, David Lassiter and his wife, Vickie, of Celina, Texas, Sherie Ingram of Arlington, Texas, and Tonya Presley and her husband, Jerry, also of Arlington; her grandchildren, Trent Wood (Lea Ann), Tracy Dean Wood (Michelle), Brittany Benedetto (Tony), Garrett Lassiter, Margeaux Presley, and Trevor Ingram; her great-grandchildren, Alyssa Wood and Ian Wood; her sisters, Margie Adams, Doris Cooper, Dixie Peacock, and Judy Starr; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Dean Lassiter, her sister, Alma Hicks, and her beloved companion, Mario Cabral.
A funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 4, 2021, at Bethel Baptist Church, 8382 County Road 128, Celina, Texas, officiated by Pastor Cliff Lester. A visitation will be held here two hours prior, beginning at 11:30 a.m. Interment follows at Cottage Hill Cemetery.
The family wishes to thank the wonderful nurses and aides at Meadowbrook Memory Care in Arlington for taking such good care of Patsy.