Obituary of Patricia Anne Balinas

Pat was born on July 3, 1934 in Conway, Arkansas to Howard and Norma Sowell. Pat passed away on August 31, 2015 in Oroville, California. She was a very loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend who will be greatly missed but never forgotten. She is survived by 3 daughters, Pauletta (John) Staley, Terri (Bob) Ringley, Laura (Roy) Dillman, her step-children who she considered to be like her own, Craig Wardley, Roger Wardley, Jeff Wardley, Karen Diaz, Julie Hopkins, her sister Sue Stewart, and numerous grand and great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, and her son Douglas Wantz.