Obituary: Paula Kornegay Patchell
Paula Kornegay Patchell, 79, of Wilmington, died Monday, January 4, 2016, at Cypress Pointe Health & Rehabilitation Center.
Paula was born January 18, 1936 in Wilmington, NC, daughter of the late Giles Roscoe Kornegay and Ruth Winslow Kornegay. Her husband, David C. Patchell, Jr., preceded her in death.
Paula was a member of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Westminster Presbyterian Church, and Calvary Baptist Church since 1971.
She was a 1954 graduate of New Hanover High School, and attended Mars Hill College and ECU.
She worked at the New Hanover County Library for many years and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. She taught Sunday school for many years and loved travelling.
She is survived by her daughter, Emily P. Eldridge (Gerald); son, David C. Patchell, III (Johanna); and six grandchildren, Amanda, Sarah, and Kira Eldridge, and Landen, Mikaela, and Ethan Patchell. Paula was an only child, but claimed a lifelong friend, Mary Witherspoon Harrell of Cumming, GA, as a sister.
The family will receive friends from 6:00pm to 8:00pm Wednesday, January 6, 2016, at Andrews Market Street Chapel. A funeral service will be held at 11:00am Thursday, January 7, 2016, at Calvary Baptist Church with Dr. Donnie Lovette officiating. Interment will follow in the Burgaw Cemetery, Burgaw, NC.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial gifts be made to Calvary Baptist Church, 423 N. 23rd Street, Wilmington, NC 28405.
