Patricia M. Lines

Patricia May Lines departed this world to be reconnected with the love of her life on September 21, 2017. Born September 5, 1924 in Melbourne, Australia, she was one of 11 children born to Jack and Ann Andrews during the Great Depression. Her father, who owned a bakery, pulled her out of school in the 5th grade to work with him in the bakery because she was the smartest of the bunch. She met the love of her life at 17 during the early stages of World War II at Tate's Tea House in Melbourne, Australia. While working as the cashier she was noticed by a striking American soldier who laid eyes upon her and instantly fell in love. It's rumored that he told two of his friends that the instant he saw her he knew she would be his wife. After an initial introduction that day, the couple corresponded via mail over the next two years. At the end of the war, Charles Lines returned to Australia to marry his love on April 1, 1944. The couple had 3 of their 5 children in Australia, and then moved to Seattle in the early 1950s where the remaining children were born. Although Mrs. Lines spent a majority of her time raising her children and supporting her husband as he served our country, she also spent years volunteering with the United Way helping families in need. She also loved to knit and spent endless hours knitting blankets that she then donated to various nursing homes throughout the Southeast. Another of her favorite hobbies was gardening. She could take a single seed from any fruit and grow an entire plant. Her claim to fame was a giant avocado tree, grown from a pit, which grew so large that it blocked the front entry to the house. Mrs. Lines lived a long, full and very happy life as a loving wife and mother and is survived by her daughter, Christine Roberta Lines, her son Joseph Patrick Lines and her granddaughter, Sarah Beth Lines.