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“My dear grandma, I can't tell you how much I loved hearing you say "hey darling" whenever I called. No matter what you were always so positive...Read More »
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“Billy and Patricia, I am so sorry for your loss. Pat was such a giving, loving and upbeat lady! She was so good to me when I moved to Memphis to ...Read More »
2 of 5 | Posted by: Celie Althoff - Memphis, TN

“We little knew that morning that God was going to call your name. In life we loved you dearly, In death we do the same. It broke our hearts to...Read More »
3 of 5 | Posted by: George Edwards - Lakeview, AR

“Billy,Patricia and family I am so sorry for your loss. I know this is a hard to time for you. NOBODY can replace Ms. Pat! She was a special lady to...Read More »
4 of 5 | Posted by: Susan Schirmer - Memphis, TN

“I was blessed to have met Miss Pat from my Mother-in-Law, Nancy Mory. I would go with Nancy up to the Track to go eat dinner along with Pat and...Read More »
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Physilla (Pat) Thornton Eastburn, 88, of Hot Springs, died Friday September 09, 2011 in a local hospital.

Pat was born Nov. 22, 1922 to Willie (Bill) & Gertrude Efird Thornton. She was predeceased by her parents, her husband of 43 years, John S. Eastburn; sister, Madaline Thornton Hicks & husband Lee; two brothers, Loyal A. Thornton & Dayton A. Thornton & his wife, Bertha Porter Thornton.

Survivors include one daughter, Patricia Amanda Fullbright of Memphis, TN.; one son, Billy Thornton Purcell of Millington, TN.; one stepson, Gary Eastburn & his wife, Kay of Minnetrista, MN.; one sister, Louise Thornton Sewell & her husband Charles of Sulpher Springs, TX.; one sister-in-law (Mrs. Loyal) Christiana Thornton of Hot Springs; one granddaughter, Elizabeth Edwards McCune & her husband, Tom of Collierville, TN.; one great granddaughter, Emily Camille McCune of Collierville, TN.; two nieces, Ginger Blaine Worthington of Coppell, TX.; & Theresa Thornton Bullock of Hot Springs; three step granddaughters, Michelle Eastburn Larson & her husband, Dan of Portland, OR., Emily Eastburn Millard & her husband Chris of New Prague, MN. & Julie Eastburn Katz & her husband Louis of Chanhassen, MN.; two step grandsons, Jeff Kunze & his wife, Dawn of Hanover, MN. & Kevin Kunze & his wife, Elizabeth of Excelsior, MN.; special friends, Betty Davis of Russell, Iowa, Betty Faye of Hot Springs, Angelia Althoff of Eden Prarie, MN., Virginia Kelly of Hot Springs, Nancy Mory of Hot Springs & Fran Lindsey of Hot Springs.

Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday September 12, 2011 at Gross Funeral Home.

Donations may be made to the Humane Society of Garland County P.O. Box 1484 Hot Springs, AR. 71902 or Area Agency on Aging or Meals on Wheels.

A special thank you to the staff of the 4th floor West & Arkansas Hospice 5th floor St. Joseph Mercy Health Center.