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Patricia “Pat” Tamson Birdsong, 85, of Excelsior Springs, Mo., passed away on June 29, 2020 at her home after a battle with cancer.<\/p>\nPatricia “Pat” Tamson Birdsong, 85, of Excelsior Springs, Mo., passed away on June 29, 2020 at her home after a battle with cancer.<\/p>\n
Patricia was born in Millville, Mo., on February 2, 1935, to Julia M. Russell and Alney R. Russell. Throughout her childhood the Russell family lived in nine different states, but the family ultimately returned to Missouri where Patricia graduated from Excelsior Springs High School in 1953. She later graduated from William Jewell College in Liberty, Mo. Patricia married Henry Max Birdsong in 1958, and on April 27, 2020, they celebrated their 62nd Anniversary as husband and wife. Patricia was a member of the First Baptist Church in Excelsior Springs for many years and later became a member of the Second Baptist Church in Liberty, Mo., which she attended until she was no longer capable. She was a beloved and gifted school teacher for over 35 years, and she retired from the Excelsior Springs School District in June of 1993. Patricia was an adored wife, mother, and grandmother. She dearly loved her family, her extended family, and her friends — and they all dearly loved her. Her laughter and her smile will always be remembered.<\/p>\n
Patricia was preceded in death by her mother, Julia M. Kincaid-Russell, her father, Alney R. Russell, and her first child, Brett Birdsong.<\/p>\n
She is survived by her husband, Henry Max Birdsong; and her sons, Todd Birdsong, Bryce Birdsong and his wife, Julie, and their sons, Drew and Max, and Chad Birdsong and his wife, LezLee, and her daughter, CayLee. She is also survived by her brother, Alney K. Russell and his wife, Gay Russell, and their children and grandchildren.<\/p>\n
Patricia will lie in state from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, July 9, 2020, at Pisgah Baptist Church, with a service at 1 p.m. Burial will follow at Crown Hill Cemetery.<\/p>\n
Max, we were sorry to hear of your loss.\u00a0 We enjoyed knowing Pat and listening to the stories about teaching.\u00a0 Max, you were a great caregiver \u2014 that is a tough job.\u00a0 If we can do anything for you, let us know.
\nGene & Anita<\/p>\n
She was my 7th and 8th grade teacher at Prathersville.\u00a0 I remember her from First Baptist Church in Excelsior.\u00a0 She was such a wonderful lady. Dear Max, Todd, Chad, and Bryce, Dear Max and all, So sorry for your loss.\u00a0 I have many fond memories from times at First Baptist. She was one of the good ones. She taught me during 5th grade at Wyman Elementary. She taught us to Square Dance and what to expect for Middle School coming up. Later in High School I got to know Chad well enough to call a good friend. Chad and I enjoyed hunting and fishing as well as just the outdoors in general. I stay in touch with Chad to this day. You can tell Pat had a lot to do with instilling the good stuff in her children as well. Max: I\u2019m so sorry to find out about Pat\u2019s passing.\u00a0 Please know my thoughts are with all of you. Sending my heartfelt condolences to the Birdsong family. Prayers for comfort and peace as you deal with the painful loss of such an amazing woman. Patricia “Pat” Tamson Birdsong, 85, of Excelsior Springs, Mo., passed away on June 29, 2020 at her home after a battle with cancer. Patricia was born in Millville, Mo., on February 2, 1935, to Julia M. Russell and Alney R. Russell. Throughout her childhood the Russell family lived in nine different states, but the family […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6659","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.brossspidlemonuments.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6659","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.brossspidlemonuments.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.brossspidlemonuments.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.brossspidlemonuments.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.brossspidlemonuments.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6659"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/staging.brossspidlemonuments.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6659\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6794,"href":"https:\/\/staging.brossspidlemonuments.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6659\/revisions\/6794"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.brossspidlemonuments.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.brossspidlemonuments.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.brossspidlemonuments.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nJanice Groom<\/span><\/p>\n
\nSo very sorry to hear of Pats passing.\u00a0 She was so fun.\u00a0 I loved playing\u00a0 cards with her. When my daughter Leslie, Todd\u2019s age, heard about Pat, she said she remembered her being so sweet and how she loved her boys.
\nHazel Livingston<\/p>\n
\nI will always remember Pat’s sweet smile and perky personality.\u00a0 Your family has mine and Al’s sympathy and we will continue to remember you all in prayer.\u00a0 Praying for your peace especially.
\nKatie and Al Richard<\/p>\n
\nKathy Marriott Goode<\/p>\n
\nThoughts and prayers to Max, Todd, Chad, and Bryce.
\nBryon & Amy Jeffers<\/p>\n
\nCarole and I loved getting to know you and Pat through our Sunday School class and class picnics.\u00a0 Since we were also married in 1958, we found much similarity between your life’s journey and ours.\u00a0 We grieve with you over Pat’s loss.\u00a0 May our Lord be with you in these days of sadness and sorrow.
\nJim and Carole<\/p>\n
\nCaraSue Hall (Lawrence)<\/p>\n
\nDeanna Mapes Jones<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"