Patsy Lee Joranstad Crowder Holmes, 71, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Sunday, December 16, 2018. Patsy was born in Port Arthur, Texas on December 22, 1946 to the late Hilmar Joranstad and Vinice Marie Aquillard.
Patsy worked for Time Warner Cable in Charlotte, NC. For 10 years and retired from Gulf Oil with 34 years of service. She loved flowers and gardening. Patsy was also an animal lover and leaves behind her fur babies, Gracie and Ladybug.
Those left to cherish Patsy’s memory are her son, Michael James Crowder, Jr.; her daughters, Rachel Leian Crowder-Brown and husband, Ro Garza and Tamara April Perez and husband, Chris; her sister, Betty Jean Rodrigue; grandsons, Blaze Mark Crowder-Brown and Slate Michael Crowder-Brown; her granddaughter, Kaylyn Brooke Perez; the father of her children, Michael James Crowder, Sr. and a host of loving nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, Patsy is preceded in death by her husband, Wayne C. Holmes.
Services are private and under the direction of Melancon’s Funeral Home with cremation to follow.
The family would like to thank the nursing staff of the Medical Center of Southeast Texas and Heart of Texas Hospice for their loving care.