Patsy Faye Martinson West, 83, passed away August 21, 2015. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Aug. 29, at the Raytown campus of Woods Chapel United Methodist Church (formerly Calvary United Methodist Church), 5413 Blue Ridge Cutoff. Visiting will begin at noon, followed by a memorial service at 1 p.m. There will be a fellowship time following the service. Interment will follow at 3 p.m. at Memorial Park Cemetery, Kansas City, MO. Patsy was born Oct 22, 1931, in Kansas City, MO, the only child of Paul and Irvilla Martinson. She grew up in Kansas City, attended East High School, and then attended Central Missouri State College in Warrensburg, where she met her husband, Lloyd. She was elected president of her dorm, was a member of Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority, and enjoyed playing clarinet in the marching band. After Lloyd's service in the Navy during the Korean War, they moved to the Raytown area, where they raised their four children. Patsy was always active in their church, where she and Lloyd were married in 1952 and continued to participate as her health allowed until the time of her death. She taught Sunday School classes for 50 years, directed the church choir for 30 years, served and led many committees over the years, and gave of her time and energy to maintain and enhance the church building. She enjoyed delivering meals with the Meals on Wheel program in Raytown for 30 years and served as director of that program for many years. Patsy was a generous and loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, daughter, and friend. She loved teaching, singing, bowling, and spending time with her family. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Lloyd. She is survived by many loving family members and friends, including her children and their spouses, Debbie Ramsdell (Bob) of Spring Hill, Paul West (Edie) of Lee's Summit, Karen West of Lee's Summit, Linda Heater (J.W.) of Lee's Summit; grandchildren, Amber West Warlick, David West, Heather West Frye, Kristen Heater Shackelford, and Joe Heater, and great grandchildren, Everett and Ella. Patsy's family would like to thank everyone at John Knox Village Care Center and Village House Hospice for the love and care they gave her over the months she lived there. Memorial tributes may be directed to Shepherd's Center of Raytown. "Well done, good and faithful servant. Enter into your rest." Arr.: Park Lawn Funeral Home, (816) 523-1234.

Published in Kansas City Star on Aug. 26, 2015