Patricia Morton Posey

Patricia Morton Posey passed away on January 15, 2017, in Kingsport, TN at the age of 86. She died peacefully after a severe illness. Pat was born in Lewiston, Maine. She graduated from Newton High School in Newton, Massachusetts and from Emerson College in Boston. She married Walker Brock Posey, Jr. and lived in the Metro Atlanta area for 36 years and in Kingsport for 27 years. Pat taught school in Atlanta and Decatur, Georgia. She was a founding member of the Georgia Poetry Society and a past president of the professional fraternity, Zeta Phi Eta. Pat was a published author with two books of poetry. She was a Senior Olympic swimmer, a former state record holder and national champion. She had a passion for gardening which she enjoyed sharing with others.

Pat was a loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She embodied the spirit of Christ and saw Christ in every person she met. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Kingsport. Pat never had an unkind word to say to anyone and was an extraordinary encourager and optimist with a strength of will for good that was contagious.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Ada Lee Owens Morton and Philip Hosley Morton; sister, Eugenia Morton Thatcher; and husband, Walker Brock Posey, Jr.

Pat is survived by her daughters, Eugenia Lee Posey-Marcos of Gaithersburg, Maryland, Jessica Dee Posey-Dowty of Kingsport, and Julia Beth Posey of Gainesville, Georgia; and grandchildren, Elizabeth Laurel Dowty and Amy Lee Tighe.

A Memorial Service will be held on Thursday at 1:00 pm at Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, Kingsport with Dr. Marvin Cameron and Rev. Mitchell Whisnant officiating. The family will receive friends following the service.

An inurnment service will be held on Saturday at Poseyville United Methodist Church Cemetery.