Patricia Bloom Eddins, 84, of Pine Bluff, died Sunday, May 2, 2010 at home.
She was born May 9, 1925 in Leon, Iowa, a daughter of the late George D. Barnes and Dorothy Green Barnes.
A 1943 graduate of Pine Bluff High School, she had worked for E.B. and F.R. Bloom Insurance Agency and was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Frank R. Bloom; her second husband, William Barkley Eddins, Jr.; and a brother, George Barnes.
She is survived by two sons, Frank R. and Melissa Ragsdale Bloom, III of Nashville, Tenn., and G. Barnes Bloom of Pine Bluff; a sister, Selma Chavis of Fort Smith; three grandchildren; two step-sons, Bill Eddins of Philadelphia, Pa., and Kirk Eddins of Redfield; two step-daughters, Jane Eddins Stone of Woodlawn, and Dell Eddins Watkins of Goshen; six step-grandchildren; and six step-great-grandchildren.
Graveside services were held Tuesday at Graceland Cemetery. Walter Van Zandt Windsor officiated. Arrangements were by Ralph Robinson and Son Funeral Directors of Pine Bluff.
Patricia Bloom Eddins, 84, of Pine Bluff, died Sunday, May 2, 2010 at home.
She was born May 9, 1925 in Leon, Iowa, a daughter of the late George D. Barnes and Dorothy Green Barnes.
A 1943 graduate of Pine Bluff High School, she had worked for E.B. and F.R. Bloom Insurance Agency and was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Frank R. Bloom; her second husband, William Barkley Eddins, Jr.; and a brother, George Barnes.
She is survived by two sons, Frank R. and Melissa Ragsdale Bloom, III of Nashville, Tenn., and G. Barnes Bloom of Pine Bluff; a sister, Selma Chavis of Fort Smith; three grandchildren; two step-sons, Bill Eddins of Philadelphia, Pa., and Kirk Eddins of Redfield; two step-daughters, Jane Eddins Stone of Woodlawn, and Dell Eddins Watkins of Goshen; six step-grandchildren; and six step-great-grandchildren.
Graveside services were held Tuesday at Graceland Cemetery. Walter Van Zandt Windsor officiated. Arrangements were by Ralph Robinson and Son Funeral Directors of Pine Bluff.
