Patricia DuBois Proctor Rendleman

Patricia DuBois Proctor Rendleman (Patsy) passed away peacefully in her home on December 6, 2024. The daughter of the late Edward Edson Proctor and Lucile Streckfuss Proctor, Patsy was born in East Greenwich, Rhode Island on November 24, 1927. She moved to Salisbury, North Carolina in 1938 with her family and graduated from Boyden High School in 1943. Four years later at the age of 19, Patsy graduated from Catawba College, where she marched as a drum majorette. That same year she married Salisbury native Richard James Rendleman, who preceded her in death in 2002. Patsy was an avid golfer and absolutely loved the game. She was a fierce competitor and won 20 club championships, including eleven at Country Club of Salisbury and seven at Grandfather Golf and Country Club. She also won the 1990 Linville Ladies Invitational. Patsy was a six-time member of the Women's Carolinas Golf Team, which included the best amateur players from North and South Carolina, selected each year to compete against the best from Virginia and West Virginia. Patsy gave back to the game as a member of the United States Senior Women's Golf Association, as past president of the Women's Carolinas Golf Association, and as a member of the steering committee for the 1996 USGA Women's Open Championship at Pine Needles. Patsy took great joy in following the development and progress of young golfers, especially those with Salisbury ties, including members of the Catawba College Women’s and Men’s golf teams, whom she and her late husband Richard supported and followed closely. The women’s and men’s Division II tournaments hosted each year by Catawba are named in honor of Patsy and Richard. But perhaps her greatest joy in golf was helping to establish the First Tee program in Salisbury — a program whose purpose is to enrich the lives of boys and girls by building confidence and good sportsmanship, both on and off the course. In recognition of Patsy’s and Richard’s contributions to golf, the two were honored at the 2023 Founders Cup Golf Tournament at Grandfather Golf and Country Club, and soon thereafter Patsy was named as a Service Award honorary inductee into the Catawba College Sports Hall of Fame. With a strong commitment to serve her community, Patsy was active in civic affairs, serving as a member of the board of trustees of Catawba College for more than 35 years, including serving as Vice Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the Academic Affairs Committee. She received an honorary doctorate from Catawba in 1984 and the school’s 1991 Adrian Shuford Award for humanitarian service. In 2011 Patsy was named Trustee Emeritus of Catawba College. Patsy was a member of the board of directors of The Salisbury Community Foundation and served as its chairman. She was a member and past president of the board of directors of The Proctor Foundation, founded in 1974 by her mother. Patsy was a member of the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center Citizen’s Advisory Board, serving as its chairman from 1990 to 1992, and was presented with the Shingleton Award for exemplary service to the Center in 1992. She also served on the boards of the Salisbury Rowan YMCA, the Rowan County Parks and Recreation Commission, Rowan Regional Medical Center, the United Arts Council, Cannon Memorial Hospital, and Piedmont Players, where she served as President and starred in a variety of theatrical productions including The Glass Menagerie, Harvey, Once Upon a Mattress and Cactus Flower. Patsy was a faithful and active member of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church and a charter member of the Symposium Book Club. Patsy is survived by her three children, Richard Rendleman, Jr. and his wife Nancy of Raleigh, Pat Rendleman of Salisbury, and John Rendleman of Charlotte. Also surviving are four grandchildren, including Elizabeth Sawyer and her husband Robert, and Edward Rendleman, three great grandchildren, Matthew, Isabelle, and Emily Sawyer, and nephews, Edward and Owen Norvell. She was predeceased by her only sister, Lucile (Judy) Norvell, in 2008. The family wishes to thank Patsy’s dedicated caregivers, especially Madeline Washington and her most recent staff, Audrey, Earlene, Johnsie, Josephine, Nikki, and Sarah, as well as Angel, Charles, Joanne, Stephanie, and others, whose loving care allowed Patsy to remain at home with a sunrise view of the front nine until her final farewell. The family also wishes to express its sincere thanks to Tammy and Tasha, who kept Patsy fit and stylish for many years. They also thank friends and neighbors who visited often and were always willing to help when needed. Patsy was blessed by each and every one of you. The family wishes to express its sincere gratitude to Dr. Douglas Shellhorn and Dr. Donna Childress for the exceptional care they provided. A funeral service for Patsy will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, December 12 at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Salisbury. The family will attend a brief service of Burial at Chestnut Hill Cemetery and then looks forward to greeting friends at a reception at the Country Club of Salisbury. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to Catawba College, 2300 W. Innes Street, Salisbury, NC 28144; First Tee - Central Carolina, P.O. Box 236, Clemmons, NC 27012; or St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 131 W. Council Street, Salisbury, NC 28144. Summersett Funeral Home is serving the Rendleman family. Online condolences may be made at www.summersettfuneralhome.com.

Patricia DuBois Proctor Rendleman

November 24, 1927 - December 6, 2024