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Patricia Jean “Pat” Belden, age 75, of Magnolia, passed away Thursday, March 19, 2026, at Baptist Health Hardin in Elizabethtown.
A loving wife, mother and Nana to her grandchildren and great-granddaughter, she was a member and former Sunday School teacher at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, retired from Communicare in Elizabethtown after 25 years of service and loved her flower gardens and crafting.
Pat was preceded in death by her parents, Charles, Sr. and Gladys Pearl Satterly Rhudy; two sisters, Lillie Mae Sharp and Barbara Spencer and two brothers, Russell and Ricky Rhudy.
She is survived by her husband of 56 years, Frank Belden; two sons, Matt Belden and Josh Belden; five grandchildren, Hayden Belden, Mallory (Kayden Miller) Belden, Blake (Whitney) Belden, Callie (Ian) Heaton and Branden Triplett; a great-granddaughter, Lucy Belden and two brothers, Charles (Sharon) Rhudy, Jr. and Ronald (Mary Ann) Rhudy.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 24, at the church she loved, Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, with Bro. Shannon McCubbins officiating. Burial will follow in Haven of Rest Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday and after 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church.
Dixon-Rogers Funeral Home in Magnolia is in charge of the arrangements.
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