Patricia Ann Cox Coble

Patricia Ann Cox Coble, aged 87, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 2:15am at home in Inverness, California from complications with cancer.

Pattie was born on September 14, 1937, in Alameda, California to Stan and Grace Silverthorn.  She grew up in San Leandro. During her youth, she loved tennis and played competitively, even becoming Junior State Champion.

She attended San Jose State where she was an art major and active in her sorority.  Here is where she met her first husband, Richard Cox.

After marrying, they moved to Salinas for approximately 5 years in the mid 1960s.  During this time, Pattie was a pillar in her town and actively involved in community organizing. She and Richard had their first child, Lisa, while there in 1967.

They moved to Pleasanton, California and had their second daughter, Lynette, in 1970.  Pleasanton was her home for 30 years, where she had an full social life, playing bridge and having potlucks with her neighbors.  She was actively involved in her children’s school and their extracurricular activities.  Returning to her love for tennis, she played in a local doubles partners tennis league and expanded her athleticism by learning how to play golf, playing  world renowned golf clubs.  She became part of a successful investment club, enjoyed extensive gardening, and loved interior design, eventually spending some time working for an interior designer. Later, and for approximately 20 of her years in Pleasanton, she worked as the office manager for the local orthodontist . If you had braces, you knew Pattie.

She met her second husband, Bill Coble, in 1988 and they were happily married until his passing in June 2022.  They retired to Mi Wuk, California in 1998 and became active in the community.  They enjoyed hiking, biking, skiing, golfing, and adventuring with their families. 

Pattie had an infectious laugh, a huge smile,  and a love for  wearing anything that had sparkles and pizzazz.  Her holiday décor and dining tables were always special and gorgeous.  She could have started a professional business, but instead just embraced the pleasure of her family enjoying her decorative creations.

Pattie was preceded in death by her husband, Bill Coble, in 2022, and her eldest daughter, Lisa Branson, in January 2023.  They are now all reunited in love and grace.

Pattie will forever be remembered by her daughter, Lynette Cox; step-daughters, Valera and Elizabeth Coble;  son-in-law, Timothy Branson; and grandkids, Zachary, Madyson and Caitlin Branson. 

She will be forever missed by all who knew her. 

A private service is being held at the San Joaquin National Cemetery, Santa Nella, California on March 7, 2025.

Memorial donations may be made in memory of Pattie to By the Bay Health, 17 E Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Larkspur, CA 94939.

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