KING, PATRICIA ANN REFFNER, 73, passed away Friday, September 9, 2011 at Meadowview Nursing and Rehab Center. Patricia was born August 13, 1938 to Edna and Homer Reffner in Roaring Spring, PA. After attending secretarial school, she married Robert “Bob” King a n d m o v e d t o O h i o . Bob and Pat raised two children together, Beth and Jeff King, in Fostoria, OH, Hanover Park, IL and Plano, TX. They moved to Louisville in 1991 to be with Beth’s family and their two granddaughters. Pat worked as a medical transcriptionist for several doctors and hospitals throughout her career until her retirement. She loved to cook and was an amazing baker. She created a warm and wonderful home for her family. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. Patricia attended Beargrass Christian Church, where she was a member of the church choir and she and Bob were members of the Friendship Sunday School Class. Patricia was preceded in death by her parents, Edna and Homer Reffner. She is survived by her devoted husband of 50 years, Robert King, of Louisville; daughter, Beth Dowdell (Richard), of Louisville; son, Jeff King, of Dallas, TX; granddaughters, Katie and Megan Dowdell, of Louisville; brother, Richard Reffner, of Mayville, NY; sister, Mary Lou Benner, of Roaring Spring, PA; and many nieces, nephews and lifetime friends. Her funeral service is 10 a.m. Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at Highlands Family-Owned Funeral Home, 3331 Taylorsville Road, with burial in Louisville Memorial Gardens East Cemetery. Visitation: 2-8 p.m. Monday at Highlands. The family would like to thank Dr. Roy Upton and the staff of Meadowview Nursing Home for their kind, compassionate care they gave to Patricia. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s research or the WHAS Crusade for Children.

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