Patty Burge

(From Buchanan Funeral Home)

Surrounded by family, Patricia Ann (Patty) Burge slipped away to meet Jesus face to face on August 28, 2024, at the age of 75. She faced her final days with courage and strength that came from her deep abiding faith in God and her assurance that she would be joining loved ones in heaven.

Patty was born in Monett, MO in 1949 to Philip Brittenham and Rena (Davis) Brittenham. She attended school in Purdy, Missouri. In 1966 she was united in marriage to Dennis Burge, and he survives. They shared 58 years together and to this union 4 sons were born.

Patty spent her life in service to others. As a pastor’s wife, she spent many years serving their congregation as music director and pianist and teacher, along with the many other church responsibilities that she so faithfully fulfilled. She had a great many interests and was never idle. Her love of nature was evident in her beautiful flower beds she loved to maintain and by the many animals that found their way to her door and were taken in, nurtured, and loved over the years. She will be greatly missed by Old Red and Buddy.

While the last several years were dedicated wholly to her service to the Lord, she worked at a variety of jobs in previous years including Crossmark where she was responsible for assembling complicated merchandise displays for area Walmart stores. One of her most satisfying endeavors was the authoring of a cookbook published in 2017 for which she compiled, prepared, and photographed each recipe used. She tackled this project and each responsibility in life with the determination to do the job well.

Serving God took top priority in her life, but next in importance was her family. Her goal from the beginning was to raise each of her sons to come to a saving knowledge of our Lord and Savior whom she came to know and trust at a very early age. Her life was a living example of the spiritual truths she taught her sons. Someone once said, “Wherever a beautiful soul has been there is a trail of beautiful memories.” This describes our Patty.

She will be missed by many people including: her husband, Dennis Burge; four sons, Ken Burge (Olivia) of Montgomery, TX, Daniel Burge (Corey)of Bonham, TX, Tony Burge (Ann) of Carthage, MO, Fred Burge (Sarah) of Carthage, MO; ten grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Phyllis Jackson of Stark City, MO and Marilyn Baker (Gary) of Monett, MO and a brother, David Brittenham of Monett, MO; Sister-in-laws Janie Vermillion (Jim) of Springfield, MO, Beverly Burge of Republic, MO, as well as numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

Funeral services will be held at 10: A.M. on September 7th at Macedonia Church near Purdy, MO with visitation the hour preceding the service. Services will be conducted by Brother Lee Neil. She will be laid to rest near her parents at Bethel Cemetery South of Monett. Arrangements are under the direction of Buchanan Funeral Home, Monett, MO.