Patsy Kay Petersen passed away Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018, surrounded by family at her home in Heber. Kay was born Dec. 6, 1941, to Pat and Bessie Defee, in Bastrop, La.
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Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 15, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Heber, A viewing will be held that morning at 9 a.m. in the Relief Society room. Interment will follow at the Pinedale Cemetery in Pinedale.
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Kay was raised and attended school in Downsville, La. After she graduated from high school, she moved to West Monroe, La. She lived with her Aunt Maybel and worked at the Curtis Drug Store in town.
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In 1962, she began writing Marvin, who was serving in the army and stationed in Germany. They wrote for nine months, and when he got home Marvin went to Louisiana to meet her. After a short courtship, Kay came to Arizona and on April 24, 1963, her and Marvin were married in the Mesa, Arizona Temple for time and all
eternity. Marvin and Kay raised their family in Globe and Williams before returning home to Heber where they spent the remainder of their lives together.
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Kay loved her family very much. She enjoyed spending time with her grandkids and loved when they came to visit. She liked collecting recipes, cooking, and sharing the food she cooked with others. Kay loved her home and her friends in Heber.
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Kay is survived by her five sons, Kevin (Becky), Jay (Shye), Brent (Chalon), Derek (Tracy) and Brian (Stacy); 25 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
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She is preceded in death by her husband of 46 years, Marvin Petersen; her mother, Bessie; father Pat; and two brothers, Frank and Green Defee.
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Silver Creek Mortuary handled the arrangements.
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