Rosa Pearl Humphreys

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Rose Pearl Humphrey Lowe Patrick, 94, Elizabethton, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, September 27, 2015, in the Ivy Hall Nursing Home.

She was the last survivor of a large family and was a lifelong resident of Carter County. Her parents were the late William "Bill" and Lillie Jane Smith Humphrey.

She was a retired employee of Sperry-Univac, Bristol, Tn.

Mrs. Patrick was preceded in death by six brothers: Clyde, Carl, Roy, Ira, Everett and Billie Humphrey; and six sisters: Bessie Humphrey O'Quinn, Alma Humphrey Elliott, Anna Bell Humphrey Cox, Mary Nell Humphrey Messer, Ada Humphrey Hahn and Grace Humphrey Hodge. She was also preceded in death by her beloved husband: Donald Patrick, who died April 15, 2008.

She was a longtime member of Sinking Creek Baptist Church.

Survivors include one son: William E. Lowe, Raleigh, NC; four grandchildren: Suzanne Weerts, of Burbank, CA, William Lowe Jr., of Lutherville, MD, Marianne Politte, of Park Hills, Mo., and Carolanne Rohrs, of Los Angeles, CA; Seven Great Grandchildren: Maddie and Jack Weerts, Victoria Lowe, Kegan Cutler, Hannah and Sarah Politte and Loretta Rohrs; Several Nieces & nephews.

Funeral Services will be conducted at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Memorial Funeral Chapel.

Entombment will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, October 1, 2015, in the Mausoleum of Peace, Happy Valley Memorial Park. Music will be by Willie Horton. Active Pallbearers will be: Sam Shipley, nephews and neighbors. Honorary Pallbearers will be: Her church family.

The family would like to express a special "Thank You" to her niece, Virginia Crowe, and her daughter for their many visits and kindness. A heartfelt "Thank You" to the extended Staff of Ivy Hall Nursing Home for their loving care given to Rose Patrick over the past several years.

The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home. Family and friends will assemble at the funeral home at 10:20 a.m. Thursday to go to the cemetery.