Patsy Rae Hovey , the daughter of the late Samuel Burton and Lola Jane Surritte Proffitt, was born August 4, 1940 at Cureall, Missouri. She entered into eternal rest December 5, 1998 at the age of fifty eight years.
She received her elementary education at the Davis Creek School and graduated from the West Plains High School with the Class of 1958. On October 4, 1958, she was married at West Plains, Missouri to Wayne Hovey.
She is survived by her husband, Wayne Hovey of the family home; three sons, Keith Hovey, wife, Brenda and daughter Kristen, West Plains, Missouri, Mark Hovey, wife Rhonda and son Zachery, West Plains, Missouri and Bruce Hovey, wife, Catherine and children, Sydney and Daniel of Okeechobee, Florida; one sister in law, Glenda Hensley and husband Joe, Cabool, Missouri and several neices and nephews.
Mrs Hovey is preceded in death by her parents and two half sisters.
She was of the Baptist faith with her membership in the Bethel Baptist Church and belonged to Women's Missionary Union.
Memorial services were held wednesday, December 9, 1998 at 2:00pm in the Rose Chapel of the Robertson Drago Funeral home, West Plains, Missouri, with Dr Neal Myers officiating. Soloist was David Ball singing "I Want Us To Be Together In Heaven", "Land Of Dreams Come True" and "Sweet By And By", with Shirley Robertson on organ.
Honorary pallbearers were Bob Ross, Don Kenslow, Elvin Wideman and George Hunsucker. Active pallbearers were Randy Hensley, Kevin Hensley, Kelly Hensley, Glen Thompson, Ted Deatherage and Trent Cockrum.


"Our Sweet Patsy" by Rhonda Hovey

I will always be a part of you...
and you a part of me.
Remember me with joy and not tears...
in happy memories.
God blesses me with your hand to hold...
if only for a while.
And now, his blessed hand I hold
so think of me and smile.
Yes, celebrate my life and yours...
and show those you love you care,
And know that when you think of me...
I will always-
be-
right-
there....