I first made contact with Patricia in August of 2009 when I was researching her great grandfather Samuel Batton / Paton, brother of our relatives Andrew & John Batton.
I was very sad to hear from Dick von Briesen that Patricia had passed away on 27th December 2011. Condolences to her sisters Barbie von Briesen and Susan Liu.
Patricia's obituary is in the newpaper and the link is below. This link may disappear over time so I have copied the photograph and obituary below.
http://www.ardmoreite.com/obituaries/x550235228/Patricia-Hyde-Paton-Jurey
Ardmore — Patricia Hyde Paton Jurey, 69, died peacefully on Tuesday, December 27, 2011, at Mercy Hospital in Ardmore. She was born May 2, 1942, in New York, N.Y., to Kenneth Henson Paton and Mary Hyde Clarke Paton. She was married to Dwight Douglas Jurey on November 17, 1972.
Mrs. Jurey grew up in Pleasantville, N.Y., and was graduated from Foxhollow School in Lenox, Massachusetts. After graduation she attended the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. She lived in Massachusetts, Ohio and Illinois before settling in Oklahoma. She first resided in Bethany, Oklahoma, and worked for the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments, the Midwest City Police Department, and lastly Turner Brothers Company as data processing manager. In 1995, she retired and moved to Ardmore.
For the past 16 years, Mrs. Jurey resided in Ardmore and was very active in community service. She served on the Board of the American Red Cross of Southern Oklahoma. She was a faithful member of Triangle Home and Community Education and served in many capacities, including as President of the Carter County HCE Homemakers. She was also a member of the Daughters of the American Colonists and Mensa. Mrs. Jurey, a member of St. Philip’s Episcopal Church in Ardmore, was active in the church Altar Guild and the Daughters of the King.
An especially important aspect of her community activities has been her service with the Daughters of the American Revolution. Pat joined DAR in 1985, and, during her membership, Pat served the National Society as a member of the DAR Speakers Staff, South Central Division Vice Chairman DAR Scholarship and most recently as National Vice Chairman American Indian Scholarship. She also served as State Recording Secretary and several State Chairmanships including, Insignia, DAR Speakers Staff and DAR Magazine. She was the Honorary Regent of the Ardmore Chapter and had served as the Chapter Regent, First Vice Regent and Recording Secretary. She received various awards for her outstanding service with the DAR over the past 25 years and gave countless educational presentations to elementary schools throughout Oklahoma on American civic and historical topics. Of particular mention were her discussions on Preserving Your Family History – to give an example of what could be done, she researched and presented the history of several family members who were on board the Titanic.
Above all, she will be remembered as a remarkable wife, mother and grandmother.
She is survived by her husband, Dwight; two sisters, Barbara von Briesen of Kingston, Ontario, Canada, and Susan P. Liu of Pasadena, California; three children, Katherine S. Addleman of Dallas, Texas, Robert M. Smith of Katy, Texas, and Diana S. Walters of Coppell, Texas; and eight grandchildren, Elizabeth, Virginia and Charlotte Addleman, Abigail Smith Dumont and Bethany Smith, Angela Walters Garza and Mitchell and Conner Walters; and one great-grandchild, Brooks Garza. She is also survived by three stepchildren, Dena Morello of Fort Pierce, Florida, Darla Cates of Okarche, Oklahoma, and Douglas Jurey of Reno, Texas; and 13 stepgrandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Oklahoma Society Daughters of the American Revolution “Hearts and Hands Healthcare Scholarship,” payable to OSDAR, 2212 Brookwood Dr., Edmond, OK 73034.
Services are scheduled for Friday, December 30, 2011, at 2:30 p.m. at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church in Ardmore. Burial will be at Lakewood Cemetery, Cooperstown, N.Y. Condolences may be left at www.Griffin-HillcrestFH.com.
