Mrs. Patricia Brickey Wharton Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Henry, Tennessee Passed peacefully on Thursday,August 7, 2014 at her home in Henry,TN. Pat was born on August 19, 1953 in Norton, Virginia to Mattie Mae Hale Rice and Delmus T. Brickey. She was preceded in death by her parents; her sister,Christine Rice, and grandmother, Louvenia Sanders Hale Matthews and niece, Brenda Rice Bright.Pat lived her early years in Norton, VA and Spartanburg, SC before making Tennessee her home. She attended John I. Burton High School in Norton,VA and was a former employee of Quality Care Nursing Home in Lebanon,TN. At the time of her death, Pat was a member of Henry Pentecostal Church in Henry, TN. Before Pat became ill, she worked diligently as a CNA; a career that she loved. However when she was not working as a CNA, she spent her time cooking and entertaining for her family, until she was no longer able. Patricia is survived by her devoted husband, Curtis Wharton of Henry, TN; sons: James Brickey of California, Adrian Brickey of Knoxville, TN; stepdaughter, Catresa Wharton-Reed of Gallatin, TN; sisters: Alice (Frank) Mooney of Palm Bay, FL, Anita Rice Thomas of Washington, DC, Katherine (Tyrone) Newsom of Hixson, TN, Madeline (Penny) Rice of Spring City, TN; brothers: Thomas M. Rice, Charles B. Rice of Hyattsville, MD, George (Regina) Rice of Spartanburg,SC; brothers-in-law: David (Patricia) Wharton and Dewayne Wharton; sisters-in-law,Crisceder Head, Diane (Donnie) Carman and Patsy (Ray) Ellis; grandchildren: Zachary Harris, Jamil Brickey, India Jones, Jazmine Brickey, Jordan Brickey, Kaleb, Julius Walters and Kennedy Reed; four great-grandchildren; one goddaughter,Quentoria Turner; a very special aunt,Reba Brooks of Big Stone Gap, VA and a host of loving nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Avery special thanks to Crisceder Head, sister-inlaw and caretaker. Please keep the Wharton family in your prayers.

Mrs. Patricia Brickey Wharton

August 19, 1953 - August 7, 2014