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Patricia (White) Drury, 79 of Belmond, passed away Thursday, November 7, 2024 at the Rehabilitation Center of Belmond.
Graveside services for Patricia Drury will be held at 1:00 PM on Sunday, November 10, 2024, at Graceland Cemetery in Rowan, Iowa, with Pastor Nancy Hofmeister officiating.
Patricia Lynn (White) Drury, the daughter of James and Jean (Drout) White, was born October 18, 1945 in Chicago, Illinois. The family moved to Dows, Iowa where she grew up and graduated high school with the class of 1963.
She continued her education at the Iowa Teacher’s College in Cedar Falls and later got her master’s degree from Western Kentucky University.
Pat was united in marriage to Robert Drury on December 18, 1965 and moved to Freeport, Illinois. The couple raised their family in Henderson, Kentucky where Pat worked as an elementary school teacher.
After retirement, they built a house in Tyrrell Park (The Grove) outside of Belmond and enjoyed camping and traveling. Favorite destinations included National Parks, Canada and Alaska, and a group tour they took of Australia and New Zealand. When she wasn’t traveling, Pat loved curling up on the couch with a good book or watching tv.
Pat is survived by her sons Robert Michael (Audra) of Virginia and David Alan of Tennessee, 3 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren, 1 great-great granddaughter and her brother Jim White.
She is preceded in death by her parents, husband Robert Drury and brother Rick White.