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Patricia Willis Mayweather was born March 16, 1953, the sixth of eight children born to the union of the late Bishop Clifford Willis and Edna O’Neal Willis. Also preceding her in death were three sisters Hazel Trotter, Kimberly Willis and Hattie Geter.
Born and raised in Lakeland, Florida Pat attended Rochelle Elementary and Middle School. She graduated from Kathleen Senior High School where she excelled in indoor and outdoor sports as well as extra circular activities; such as track and field and music. As an avid student of the arts, who loved to sing, Pat also played the piano and she was a member of the Kathleen Senior High School Band where she played the clarinet. She sang in the choir and after graduating she sang in various musical venues and Supper Clubs. Pat was also the lead vocalist for a few established musical groups as well as the soloist while residing in Detroit, MI and Atlanta, GA. Pat was a Licensed Real Estate Appraiser for The State of Georgia. She was a Property and Casualty Agent for Allstate Insurance. Pat & her husband co-founded DME inc. It was a durable medical equipment company that sold power chairs, specialty braces and shoes to Medicare recipients and regular insurance companies beneficiaries, e.g. Humana, United Health Care, The Postal Employees Union, BCBS, AARP among other companies. Pat is co-founder of Mayweather's Insurance Agency in Atlanta. Pat & Carl also published a book together that is in many places around the world today. She was a member of Light of Joy Church (Riverdale, GA) and a member of the Light of Joy Choir. Pat was also a devoted follower of fashion. A “true fashionista” who loved to act and model. Pat later furthered her educational endeavors by attending Morris Brown College in Atlanta, GA., while making Atlanta her home. For the past two and a half years, she was cared for by her son & daughter in law. They would often take weekend excursions to Lake Lanier; watching the boats & would often reminisce about her father, Bishop C. Willis taking his boat to fish. She always enjoyed spending time singing with her music therapist, eating her favorite dish (fish), & sing n dancing to Motown. She never missed an opportunity to start the party by pulling people on the dance floor.
Today our hearts are broken as we all mourn the loss of our beloved wife, mother, sister, and aunt. Her bright light of warmth and love has left us too soon. We are grateful for the timeless moments of laughter and love we shared. Our family chain is broken and nothing will seem the same, but as God calls us one by one the chain will link again.
Pat is survived by her husband, Carl Mayweather, son, Shannon Willis (Meredith), three sisters, Betty Tarrant Jones, Doris Kitchens and Gloria Reaux (Glen) and one brother Clifford Willis (Sharon). As well as beloved nieces and nephews, other family members and friends far and near.
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