Patricia Burden

PATRICIA MATHEWS BURDEN

Mount Pleasant

Patricia Mathews Burden, 83, of Mount Pleasant, died Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa.

Pat was born March 21, 1937, in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, the daughter of Guy and Maude (Watts) Mathews. She graduated from Mount Pleasant High School in 1955. Pat was united in marriage to Robert F. Burden on Sept. 30, 1956, at First United Methodist Church in Mount Pleasant, where Pat continued to be a member. They made their home in the Mount Pleasant community, where Pat worked as Dr. Coles' dental assistant for 6.5 years and worked at the ASCS office for five years. Pat lived on her family farm all of her life. The farm has been held in her family since 1914. Pat enjoyed boating at the Lake of the Ozarks, mowing and tending to the farm, bird watching and keeping up with her TV shows. She was an excellent cook. Pat looked forward to volunteering at Old Threshers and participated in tractor rides. She enjoyed attending the Mathews family reunions.

Pat is survived by her son, Stephen (Dianna) Burden of Mount Union; daughter, Jane Burden of Asheville, N.C.; granddaughter, Corliss Burden of New London; two nieces, Julie (Dave) Wingate of Indianapolis, Ind., and Joan (Tony) Wilson of Woodstock, Va., and their families; amd family friends, Marvin Johanson of Mount Pleasant and Marilyn Freeman of Hillsboro.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; her son, Paul Robert Burden; and sister, Thelma Ruth Mathews Larson.

According to her wishes, her body has been cremated. A celebration of life service will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, at Harmony Bible Church Danville Campus. There will be a private family burial in the Forest Home Cemetery in Mount Pleasant. The service will be livestreamed at Powell Funeral Home's Facebook page and at www.powellfuneralhomes.com. Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel is caring for Pat and her family.