Patricia Annette DeArman, age 73, passed away the morning of February 1, 2013, at Florence-Anthem Hospital, surrounded by her family. Patricia was born October 11, 1939, in Jasper, Tennessee, the youngest of five daughters of Wayne Ward Stinnett and Lillie Evelou Mathews Stinnett. Patricia grew up in Miami, Arizona. She met her husband of nearly 57 years in October 1955, as a handsome Miami/Globe police officer came into the café where she was employed as a waitress. They were bedazzled with
one another immediately, and Patricia married Robert Benn DeArman, Sr., on March 4, 1956. Patricia always said she wanted most to be a wife and mother, and she and Robert raised four children together. Patricia was much loved and is survived by her husband Robert, their children - Elizabeth Annette, Robert Benn, Jr. (Cassandra), Terri Kathryn (Robert Tapia), and Clinton Coy (Candice) - and beloved of their 14 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. Patricia was a marvelous cook and she enjoyed quilting. She was very dedicated to her husband and children, and was a fiercely protective and loving grandmother to all her many grandchildren. Patricia was preceded in death by her parents and sisters -Willie Eberle, Ella Reeves, Stella Riddering, and Barbara Barron - and by mother-in-law Myrtle DeArman.