Funeral services for Patricia Ann Whiteside, 79, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 12, 2025, in the Rose Chapel at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Pat passed away Saturday, December 6, 2025, at West Vue Nursing Center.
Pat was born July 24, 1946, in West Plains, Missouri, to Floyd Otto Francis and Ruth Maxine Schneider Francis. On August 5, 1966, she was married in West Plains, to Howard (Dean) Whiteside, who preceded her in death on March 30, 2024. Pat and Dean were the owners and operators of Triangle Station and Grocery for many years. She was an expert seamstress who enjoyed sewing and crocheting; making many items of clothing and blankets for her family throughout the years. Patricia was also an excellent cook and enjoyed cooking Sunday dinner for family and friends. She was a devout Christian. She loved going to church, studying the Bible, and going on women's retreats with her friends. Pat was devoted to her family and will be greatly missed.
She is survived by three children, Sandra Whiteside, Springfield, Missouri, Robert Whiteside and wife, Stacy, and Lanetta Stirewalt, all of West Plains; two grandchildren, Annetta Overstreet and husband, Clay, and Breanna Stirewalt; five great-grandchildren, Alessa, Maci, Henzli, Remi, and Winni Overstreet; two brothers, Mike Francis and Rick Francis, both of West Plains; one brother-in-law, Richard Whiteside and wife, Donna, Mountain View, Missouri; four sisters-in-law, Holly Francis, Georgia, Fern Tackitt and husband, Bob, Mountain View, Missouri, Elaine Durham and husband, Tilman, West Plains, and Maryann Whiteside, West Plains; as well as many nieces and nephews.
Her parents, husband and one brother, Jerry Francis, preceded her in death.
Visitation will be held Thursday from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Burial will be in Oak Lawn Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to West Vue Alzheimer's Unit, and may be left at or mailed to Robertson-Drago Funeral Home, 211 W. Main St., West Plains, Missouri.