Patricia Eloise "Patty" Simon

October 11, 1949 - April 25, 2019

Patricia Eloise "Patty" Simon, age 69, passed away on Thursday, April 25, 2019, at Delmar Gardens Chesterfield Villas in Chesterfield, Missouri. Patty was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on October 11, 1949. She was raised in Park Ridge, Illinois and graduated with honors from the University of Missouri, where she was a member of Chi Omega. Throughout her life, she lived in Boston, St. Louis, Kansas City, Herndon, Virginia, and Laurie, Missouri. Her professional career was with AT&T and then IBM, where she was an executive manager in IT. She was predeceased by her husband, Steve, and her parents, H. Duncan and June Young Price. She leaves her daughter, June VanMeter, St. Louis, her grandchild, Jenna VanMeter, her brother, Ed (Karen) Price, Sunrise Beach, and step-sister Debbie (Allan) Henshaw, Houston. Her nephews, James (Emily) Price, Andrew (Mayeli) Price, Charlie (Jessica) Henshaw, and, niece, Lizabeth (Tom) Miskelly and all their children will miss their Aunt Patty. Patty had many friends through the Elks, Ozark Chapel United Methodist Church, and her community volunteer service at S.T.A.F.F. She was a talented bridge player, devoted to NASCAR, passionate about gemology and creating jewelry, and a lifelong prolific reader. A memorial service will be held at Ozark Chapel United Methodist Church in Laurie on Saturday, June 8. The family will receive friends at 10:00 a.m., and the service will begin at 11:00 a.m. Patty will be inurned beside her late husband in Jefferson Memorial Cemetery in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction and care of the Kidwell-Garber Laurie/Sunrise Beach Chapel.