Pat grew up in Illinois with her aunt and uncle and cousins. Her mother had remarried and she and Pat's stepdad had come to Kansas, Pat had a wonderful childhood with all her aunts and uncles’, cousins and grandparents. When Pat was 16 she ran away and came to Kansas to live with her mother, stepdad and her brother and sisters here, Pat went to school for a while, then she met and married her first husband Bud, they had her first son David. Bud was killed in a fire. She then married Sam, they had 3 more boys; Tommy, Sammy, and Raymond. Pat stayed in Kansas to raise her family and was always happy. She was an avid gardener, always had a big vegetable garden and flower garden. She canned and gave away a lot of food. Pat loved to garage sale and always found good bargains. She found many things for her nieces and nephews from clothes to dressers, to beds, always thinking of others.

Pat traveled back to Illinois often with her family, to family reunions, Pat had many losses and changes in her life. Two of her sons, her husband, Sam and sisters and cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents and her parents all died, It was very difficult for Pat, but she always had a smile and a hug for everyone.

Pat is preceded in death by her first husband Bud Ellsworth, second husband Sam W. Harrel Sr. and her third husband John P. Hains, sons; David Ellsworth, Thomas Harrel, and grandson Sammy III. Pat is survived by sisters; Joan Pfannenstiel, Nancy Jane Craig, and her brother Bobby Dean Smith Sr.; her sons Sam W. Harrel Jr. and Raymond K. Harrel; daughters in law Tonya A. Harrel and Donna J. Eden, 7 grandkids, 12 great-grandkids and 8 great-great grandkids.

The visitation will be from 10:00–11:00 AM, followed by the Funeral Service at 11:00 AM Friday, February 20, 2026 at the Porter Funeral Home, 1835 Minnesota Ave, Kansas City, Kansas. Burial to follow in Mt. Hope cemetery.