Patricia Iris Pursley

Patricia Iris Pursley, age 80 of Clarksville, TN passed away on Thursday, April 20, 2023 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born March 30, 1943 in Quantico, VA to the late Walter Ira Dunn and Theodora Rebecca Kolb.

Patricia was passionate about reading, loved playing the piano in church, and was quite an artistic individual. She enjoyed chatting with others and could easily spend hours doing so. Patricia adored her animals and leaves behind her beloved Granddog, Sassy. She was her family's hero and a warrior who fought until the very end. 

Left to cherish her memories are her children, Iris Elizabeth (Ron) Butler, Wendy Michelle Butler Meissner, Tracy Butler (Eddie) Brown, Paula Lucille (Paul) Delekto, and Charles Neely (Samantha) Pursley Jr.; her sister, Pamela (Eric) Dunn Verbel, fourteen grandchildren, numerous great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, Patricia is preceded in death by her husband, Charles Neely Pursley Sr., her grandson, Stephen Bryan Fuller, and two brothers, Walter Stephen Dunn and Kenneth Kolb Dunn.

Final arrangements entrusted to Gateway Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 335 Franklin St. Clarksville, TN 37040. Phone: 931-919-2600. Online condolences may be made by visiting gatewayfh.com.