Patricia Ruth “Pat” Bauer, 86, of Palatka, Fla., died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013 at her home. She was born May 13, 1926 in Buffalo, the daughter of Daniel Douglas and Ora Pearl Bartels Follmer. Pat was a bookkeeper for much of her life and a homemaker.

Pat was preceded in death by her husband, Russell Lee Thomas, and last husband, Gene Bauer. 

Her survivors include her daughter, Tanya McMullen of Albuquerque, N.M.; sisters, Pauline June Eagle of Kansas City, Mo,, and Anna Jeanne Lynch of Plano, Texas; and five grandchildren.

Funeral will be 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28 at Timmons Funeral Home, Fredonia. Burial will be in the Buffalo Cemetery. A memorial has been established in Pat’s name with the American Heart Association and donations can be sent to Timmons Funeral Home, PO Box 168, Fredonia, KS, 66736. Words of condolence for the family may be left at www.timmonsfuneralhome.com