Patricia Belle Provo, 73

Patricia Belle Provo, 73, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho, on Sunday, March 26, 2006.

Funeral services will be conducted at the Clark Fork Baptist Church in Clark Fork, Idaho, at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 29. Pastor Norris Ward will officiate. Interment will be in Washington Memorial Gardens in SeaTac, Wash.

Friends may call at the Clark Fork Baptist Church from 6 p.m. until service time.

Patricia was born in Helena, Mont., on July 7, 1932, the daughter of Archie and Mary Hunter. The family moved to Shelton, Wash., and she graduated from Highline High School in Burien, Wash. She married Edwin Isaac Provo in 1950 and lived in the Seattle area.

For many years, she worked for Sears, retiring as a supervisor in 1991. In 1992, she moved to Clark Fork.

She was a member of the Clark Fork Baptist Church and was a former Cub Scout leader. She was an avid collector of pigs and enjoyed raising her chickens, dogs and birds.

Patricia is survived by four daughters, Danielle Smith of Orting, Wash., Maralyn Pearson of Clark Fork, Lillian Funderburg of Burien and Linda Buxton of Clark Fork; a son, Douglas Provo of Sandpoint; 10 grandchildren; a brother, Russell Hunter of Lyle, Wash., and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Edwin; a daughter, Margaret; a sister, Phyllis; and a brother, Howard.

Funeral arrangements are under the care of Coffelt Funeral Service.