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Obituary: Patricia Diane Keck Bridges

Patricia Diane Keck Bridges ~ November 20, 1943 – August 27, 2023 (age 79)

Patricia Diane Keck Bridges, age 79, resident of Grand Junction, Tennessee and wife of the late Jerry Phillip Bridges, departed this life Sunday afternoon, August 27, 2023, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, Tennessee.

Diane was born on November 20, 1943, in Knoxville, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Edward Earl Keck and Ruby Catherine Long Keck. She retired from Willow Lake in 2008. Diane attended Grand Junction First Baptist Church and enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren who were the light of her life. She also enjoyed doing crossword puzzles and watching Wheel of Fortune.

Mrs. Bridges is survived by two daughters, Tammy Sanborn (Kent) and Leslie Bridges; her sister, Linda Keck; two brothers, Ralph Keck and Joe Keck; four grandchildren, Kristina Furlong, Bridget Williams (Justin), Phillip Marcum, and Mackenzie Marcum; and two great-grandchildren, Paislee Rodgers and Briar Williams.

In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Carol Keck, and her brother, Robert “Butch” Earl Keck.

A visitation for Mrs. Bridges will be held at the Peebles West Funeral Chapel at Oakland on Saturday, September 2, 2023, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Funeral Services will be at the Peebles West Funeral Chapel at Oakland on Saturday, September 2, 2023, at 1 p.m. with Robert Williams, Jr. officiating. The eulogy will be given by Tammy Boop. Interment will follow in the Fayette County Memorial Park Cemetery on Highway 64.

Condolences may be left on the Peebles Funeral Home online guestbook.

Arrangements are provided by Peebles Fayette County Funeral Homes & Cremation Center.


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