Patricia (Pat) Burgess Mathis, 83, of Birmingham Alabama died peacefully May 19, 2024 surrounded by family and friends. She was a faithful mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her.
Left to cherish her memory are her daughters, Cindy (Richard) Nelms, and Gina Urso Harrison; her grandchildren, Ursula Myrick, Austin Myrick, Stephanie Nelms and Lindsay Nelms, Natosha (Jonathan) Richards, and Johnny Harrison; also her great-grandchildren, Alexis Davis, Trent McCoy, Landon Copeland, Jennia Jacobs, Haylee Richards, Jaydon Harrison, Jesse Harrison, Jayce Harrison; and one great- great grandchild Charity Copeland along with with many nieces and nephews
She is preceded in death by her mother and father Charles and Rebecca Burgess, her eight siblings, her daughter Teresa Myrick, her grandson Jesse Blake Harrison, and one great-grandson, Ayden Myrick.
Pat was a loving and devoted mother and Nannie. She was the epitome of a mother who devoted her life to her children and grandchildren. She was a pre-school teacher for 25 years where she retired at the age of 81 in 2022. Pat was someone we all should strive to be like. She never said a cross word against anyone and accepted you for you without judgement. We are all blessed to have had her to show us and teach us how to live with dignity.
Flowers can be sent to: 3461 Lay Springs Rd. Gadsden AL, 35904
