Woodward County Obituary
Elmwood Cemetery

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WOODWARD, WOODWARD CO, OK
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Submitted by: Ann Weber

PATSY MCFARLAND

6 Aug 1935 - 7 Jul 2014

Funeral: 10:00 AM Saturday, July 12th, 2014 - First Baptist Church

Interment: Saturday, July 12th, 2014 - Elmwood Cemetery

Patsy L. McFarland, 78 year old resident of Woodward, died Monday, July 7, 2014 after a long battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held at 10:00a.m. Saturday, July 12, 2014 in the Woodward First Baptist Church with the Reverend Beau Hague officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery.

Patsy Louise McFarland was born on August 6, 1935 near Harmon, Oklahoma to Winnie Davis (O’Hair) Sober and Ira Frederik Sober. Patsy grew up in Harmon and in 1946 moved to Woodward. The family left Woodward after surviving the tornado in 1947 and moved back to their farm near Harmon. She attended Parkman Grade School, Woodward Junior High, and Arnett High School where she graduated with the class of 1952. On February 9, 1954, Patsy married Leonard Duane McFarland at the Presbyterian Church in Woodward. While L. D. was serving in the U. S. Army, Patsy lived with her parents in the Harmon area until 1954. After he returned from Japan they moved to Wichita, Kansas and both worked for Boeing from 1954-1959. In 1959 they moved just south of Fargo where they lived until permanently moving to Woodward in 1962. On April 2, 1957, while in Wichita, Kansas, Patsy and L.D. welcomed their first daughter Kathi Jo McFarland. On March 9, 1959, in Shattuck, Oklahoma, they welcomed their second daughter, LaRita (Rita) Jean McFarland.

Patsy was employed by the Soil Conservation Service in Woodward for 23 years before retiring. Upon retirement she enjoyed spending time on the family farm with her husband of 60 years. She enjoyed spending time with her family and watching her children and grandchildren participate in various activities. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother and will be truly missed by all. She was baptized at Lincoln Avenue Baptist Church and was a current member of 1000 Hills Ranch Church.

She is survived by her husband, L.D. McFarland of the home; two daughters, Kathi Boyle and husband Dale of Woodward; LaRita Bowers and husband Donnie of Woodward; four grandchildren, Jeremy Bowers and wife Falisha of Woodward, Kala Gaines and husband Don of Woodward, Danny Boyle and fiancé Josephina Nguyen of Nichols Hills, Ashlee Burgess and husband John of Elk City; four great grandchildren, McKynlie and Colton Bowers; Kadon and Keanan Gaines all of Woodward; brother Jerry Sober and wife Doris of Douglas, Wyoming; brother-in-law, Dennis McFarland of Woodward, sister-in-law June Sober of Woodward; numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Ira and Winnie Sober, brother John Sober, sisters, Dorothy Hanlon and husband Pat, Letha Buczinski and husband Mike, sister-in-law Minnie McFarland.