Patsy Ruth Burch of Bellaire, Texas, formerly of Florence, died on Thursday, February 15, 2024. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri to Richard Hughes and Anna Cunningham Hughes. Patsy attended Colorado University at Boulder and Northwest Shoals Community College. She had a big and interesting life, including working as a messenger for Robert Oppenheimer at Los Alamos, nine years of ex-pat life in Brazil, as well as years living as an adult in Asheville, North Carolina, Florence, Alabama and Las Cruces, New Mexico before moving to Texas to be near her son in 2016.
In Florence, Patsy was a nurse at Gray’s Landing for several years, and her husband Donald Burch worked at Champion Papers.
Patsy is survived by her son, Ralph Burch (Vicki West), her grandchildren, Bobby Burch (Emily), Blake Burch (Kaitlyn), Michael Burch (Stephanie) and Tristin Burch; great-grandchildren, and nephews and nieces including very special nieces, Martha Wade (Michael) and Mary Raney (Tim). She was predeceased by her husband, Donald Burch; her children, Robert Burch and Donna Burch Evans; her daughter-in-law, Felicia Moody Burch; her son-in-law, Donald Evans and her brothers, Robert Hughes and Richard Hughes.
No services are planned at this time.
