Patricia Lomax "Pat" Eagle

Mrs. Patricia “Pat” Lomax Eagle, 74, of Spencer, NC died on Wednesday, December 24, 2014 at the Laurels of Salisbury. Born February 20, 1940 in Salisbury, NC she was the daughter of the late A.A. and Elizabeth Lomax. Pat graduated from Spencer High School in 1958 where she met James Carr Eagle, Jr. They married on December 30, 1958. She attended Salem College and Draughton Business College and earned a degree in Childhood Education from Rowan Cabarrus Community College. She has a brother, James A. Lomax and wife Scout of Salisbury; daughter, Suzanne Thacker and husband Jeff of Emerald Isle; son, Chris Eagle and wife Nikki and two grandchildren, Sieria and Garrett Eagle of Salisbury; aunt, Roberta Womack of Salisbury; best friend, Lynn Strickland and husband Doug of Chapel Hill. She is preceded in death by her father, A.A. Lomax, mother, Elizabeth Lomax; neice, Cathy Lomax Melchor, and nephew, Mark Lomax. She was a devoted wife, mother, and caregiver to others. She had may careers in her lifetime. She worked as a secretary for the Assistant Dean at the School of Nursing at UNC Chapel Hill and supported her husbands’ dental practice as a dental assistant. She was a Sunday school teacher, a Girl Scout leader, a member to the First Baptist Church of Spencer choir and First Baptist Church of Durham. She enjoyed craft making, decorative painting, singing, and playing the piano. She was a member of several bridge clubs, the Spencer Women’s Club, the NC Society of the Dental Auxiliary, and the Xi Alpha Delta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi. She was instrumental in starting the Outreach program at First Baptist Church. Her most memorable times were those spent with her grandchildren Sieria and Garrett. She will be remembered by all as a quiet, beautiful, spiritual woman. Visitation will be from 10:30-12PM, Monday, December 29, 2014 at First Baptist of Spencer. Funeral service will be12 PM, Monday at First Baptist Church of Spencer with Rev. Franklin Myers officiating. Burial follows at Rowan Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Baptist Church of Spencer, 215 5th St., Spencer, NC 28159. The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff of The Laurels of Salisbury for their loving care of Pat. Summersett Funeral Home is serving the Eagle family. Online condolences and memorial tributes may be made to www.summersettfuneralhome.com.

Patricia Lomax "Pat" Eagle

February 20, 1940 - December 24, 2014