Alta Pearl "Pat" (Sutherland) Weddle

Alta Pearl (Pat) was born to Everett Melbourn Sutherland and Doris Dean (Jackson) on September 23, 1932 in Hatfield, MO. She started school in a one room school house, Turkey Grove, when she was four years old and graduated from Hatfield High school in 1949.

She attended Hatfield United Brethren (Methodist) Church. At 16 years old she accepted the Lord as her Savior and was baptized in a local pond on a Sunday afternoon.

She married William Alford Weddle on October 25, 1950 in Bethany Mo. To this union they had 4 children, Randy, Suanna, Mark and Staci.

She was preceded in death by her parents, son-in-law Eldon Graham, brother-in-laws, Lyle Thomas and Phillip Davis, nieces Kimberly Sue Davis and Cindy (Thomas) Gruebel.

Survivors are: Randy (Paulette) Weddle, Chandler, OK; Suanna Graham, Bethany, MO; Mark (Kelli) Weddle, Adona, AR; Staci (James) Walters, Ashland, MO; Grandchildren; Rachel Kelsey, Waukee, IA; Rebecca (Joseph) Coyner, Chandler, OK; Amelia (Greg) Ebrecht, Parnell, MO; Matthew (April) Graham, Maryville, MO; Patrick (Sarah) Graham, Bethany, MO; Jennifer (James) Reichert, Van Buren, AR; Clayton (Maggie) Weddle, Perryville, AR; Jacob (Lynsey) Weddle, St. Joe, AR; Morgan Walters, Ashland MO; Mason (Colton) Geer, Elliot, IA. Thirteen great-grandchildren (one on the way) and six great-great- grandchildren. Sisters: Anna Mae Thon, Kansas City, MO; Connie Davis, Pleasant Valley, MO; Bonnie Thomas, Lamoni, IA; Also surviving are many nieces and nephews and friends too numerous to count.

Pat was a loyal servant to the Lord. She was always willing to share that Christ was her Savior and his love was her strength. Pat loved to cook for family and friends. She cooked many loaves of bread, pans of cinnamon rolls and dozens of cookies. She knew you could fix all that ailed the world with a chat, cup of coffee and whatever treat she had made. Cooking was just one of the many ways she shared her love with family and friends.

Funeral Services will be 11:00 am, Friday, May 1, 2025 at the Prugh-Dunfee Funeral Home in Grant City, Missouri. Visitation will be from 10:00 am to service time. Burial will be in the Kirk Cemetery, Allendale, Missouri.

Memorials may be made to the Mount Ayr United Methodist Church or Kirk Cemetery.

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