Mrs. Mary Patricia “Pat” Ryals, 72, died Tuesday, October 23, 2012, at Regency Hospital in Jackson, MS. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Thursday, October 25th, at Porter Funeral Home , with Mr. Kevin Ryals, Rev. Phil Messner, and Rev. Bruce Case officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday from 1:00 to 3:00 PM at Porter Funeral Home.
Mrs. Ryals was born October 21, 1940. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her parents, Sybil and Howard Garner; and a sister, Jean Huntley.
She is survived by her husband, Roy Ryals of Brandon, MS; two daughters, Debbie (Mike) Hardwick of Oxford, MS, and Angie Ryals of Madison, MS; a brother, Jim Garner of Weir, MS; two grandchildren, Kelsey (Eddie) Malone and Mary Michael Hardwick; and one great grandchild, Branson Malone.
Memorials may be made to the Bus Fund at First Baptist Church, P. O. Box 547, Louisville, MS, 39339.