Patricia Louise Uptain

Patricia Louise Howell Uptain was born in West Frankfort, IL on May 4 ^th 1925. She passed away on Tuesday, April 27th at the age of 95. She was the daughter of U.R. & Ruth Howell. She grew up on the Howell Farm near Lone Rock between Oran and Chaffee, MO. She attended local rural schools and later graduated from the Class of 1942 at Oran High School and was the last living member of her class. She then graduated from Southeast Missouri State University with a degree in teaching, English and Art. She taught 40 years beginning at Hooe Rural School, then Oran Public Schools and Kelly School.

In 1952 she married John Uptain; they had two children, Laura Uptain and Bryan Uptain. She was proceeded in death by her Mother, Father, Husband, and Sister, Barbara Tyler.

Pat was a life-time member of the Oran Methodist Church and later moved to the Maple United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau, MO

After retirement, Pat had many hobbies: quilt-making, photography, writing poetry and planting and working with flowers. She loved big family dinners of which she was the hostess and cook to many.

She is survived by her daughter, Laura Uptain of Taft, California, son, Bryan Uptain, of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, three grandsons, Nick Uptain, Clay Uptain and Ethan Robinson (Caryann) and a great grandson, Brayden Uptain and great granddaughter, Mila Uptain.

Visitation will be held on Friday, May 7 ^th , 2021 from 3:00 until 7:00 P.M. at the Amick-Burnett Funeral Home in Oran. Funeral services will then be conducted on Saturday, May 8 ^th , 2021 at 10:00 A.M. at the Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Oran with Pastor Kim Mitchell officiating. Interment will follow at the Friends Cemetery in Oran

In lieu of flowers, please donate to St. Jude’s Research Hospital in Memphis in Pat’s name.