Patricia Ann Stipes

Stipes, Patricia Ann, age 69, of Knoxville, passed away December 11, 2025, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Memphis, Tennessee. She had lived in Memphis for several years. She joined the Air Force in 1975, and her role was a Sergeant Aircraft Pneudraulic Repair Mechanic her entire time in the military. When she left the military, she became an employee of the United States Postal Service. She was preceded in death by her parents, Cloyd and Betty (Gose) Stipes; sister, Linda Stipes Gervin; brother and sister-in-law, Larry and Kay Stipes; nephew, Bradley Gervin; and special aunts and uncles, Mary and Neil Haliburton and Ann and Dewey Kidwell. She was survived by her “Pride and Joy”, niece, Nikkii Gervin; niece and nephew, Lori and Christopher Humphreys; and a host of great nieces and nephews. She was also survived by special aunt and uncle, Becky and Gary Russell; best friend, Cary Tvrdy; and Friends, Sharon Drake and Denise Rodgers. Family and friends will meet at 12:15pm on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, at the East Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery, 2200 E. Governor John Sevier Highway, Knoxville, Tennessee 37920, for a 12:30pm graveside service. Mynatt Funeral Home, Fountain City Chapel is honored to serve the family of Patricia Stipes.