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Patricia Janet Wessels, 80, passed away on August 28, 2021.
Pat was born to parents Edward and Noami Ruth Lay in Detroit, Michigan. She moved to Plant City in 2018, and relocated to Lakeland in June 2021.
She was a member of the Church of Christ and enjoying crafting, sewing, and reading.
Pat is preceded in death by her mother and father (2002 and 2017), husband Phillipp (1995), son Jeffery Scott Wessels (2006), brother Thomas Lay (2016), and sister Barbara Lay (2015).
She is survived by her sister, Sharon Blankinship, grandchildren Kenedy, Jack, and Beau, and many nieces and nephews. There are no services planned at this time. Condolences may be sent to the family at Gentry-Morrison Funeral Homes.