Patricia Jean Adkison, 86, Hamilton, Mo., passed away at her home and went to be with the Lord on July 3, 2017.

Patricia was born on March 15, 1931, in Cameron, Mo., to Tom and Dorothy (Stade) O'Connor. She was a long-time member of the Hamilton United Methodist Church. Pat was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Loren; her parents; four brothers: Bill, Bernie, Bud and Bob; one sister, Carolyn; and one grandson, Cody Adkison.

She was a graduate of Polo High School, Polo, Mo., and attended Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg. In addition to being a lifetime dairy farmer with her husband, Loren, she taught school at Oakland School, southwest of Cameron, Mo., and Liberty Bell in DeKalb County, served on the Hamilton School Board, and was a medical administrator for several years.

She was a loving and devoted mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother and a true-blue Royals fan.

She is survived by two daughters: Kathy (Richard) Carter, Hamilton; and Judy Hood, Keller, Tx; four sons: Jim (Dee), David (Regina), John, and Dayrel (Chris), all of Hamilton; two sisters: Mary Lou (Bill) Matteson, Liberty, Mo., and Margaret Cryer, Portage, WI; three brothers: David (Donna) O'Connor, Cameron; Mike (Elaine) O'Connor, Quinton, NJ; and Patrick (Pat) O'Connor, Kidder, Mo.; 14 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.

Funeral Service: 1:30 p.m., Friday, July 7, at the Hamilton United Methodist Church-Family Life Center.

Visitation: Thursday evening, July 6, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Hamilton United Methodist Church-Family Life Center.

Interment: Cameron Memory Gardens, Cameron, Mo.

Memorials: The Hamilton United Methodist Church Memorial Fund.

Arrangements: Bram Funeral Home, Hamilton.
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