Patsy Eyler Ward of Nashville, Tennessee, passed away at Alive Hospice on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, while surrounded by her family. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church and a devoted and loving wife, sister, mother, and grandmother who devoted her life to providing a nurturing and loving home for her family.
She was preceded in death by her parents Charles and Myrtle Hawk Eyler; brothers, Charles Eyler, Denver Eyler and Morgan Eyler; and by sisters, Evelyn Poore, Geraldine Thomas and Myree Palmer.
Patsy is survived by her devoted husband of seventy-one years, William M. Ward; her son and daughter-in-law, Bill and Kim Ward of Wilmington, NC; her daughter Suzanne Givens of Sharpsburg, GA; her daughter and son-in-law Trish and Emmett Bane of Nashville, TN; six grandchildren, Garrett Ward (Sarah) of Wilmington, NC; William Bane (Tia) of Alexandria, VA; Alexa Ward of Golden, CO; Patsy Doedtman (Adam) of Indianapolis, IN; Isabella Bane of Nashville, TN; and Sophie Gallier (Devon) of Montgomery, TX; and three great grandchildren, Evelyn Ward, Selah Gallier, and Arthur Bane.
The family would like to recognize the wonderful and loving caregivers that provided such great care to Patsy – Shannon Barker, Jackie Clay, Christie Colley, Dominique Hanserd, Sherron Haywood, Ginese Evans, Sylvia Haworth, Sue Yates, Velma Barr, and Lois Leonard.
The family will receive visitors from 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. on Monday, September 8 at Blevins Funeral Home, 417 Lee St, Bristol, VA 24201, followed by a graveside burial at Glenwood Cemetery, 839 Bluff City Highway, Bristol, TN 37620.
In lieu of flowers, those who desire may make donations to the Alzheimer’s Association at donorservices.alz.org.
This obituary was published by West Harpeth Funeral Home.
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