Bryson, Patsy Earleen

Held Long Career As A Credit Analyst

  • Sunday, April 19, 2026
Patsy Earleen Bryson, 63, of Tunnel Hill, Georgia, departed this life Wednesday morning, April 15, 2026, at her home.

Patsy was born on Dec. 17, 1962, in Dalton, Ga. She was a 1980 graduate of Northwest High School, and received her associate degree in Business Administration from Dalton State. She worked many years as a credit analyst at Beaulieu of America Inc.

She was preceded in death by her father, Elbert "Pat" Patterson, brother, Allen Patterson, her maternal grandparents, Tom and Daisy Walls.

She is survived by her mother, Melba Aline Walls Patterson of Tunnel Hill; sons and daughters-in-law, Joshua and Brittney Bryson of Tunnel Hill, Andrew Ethan and Katie Bryson of Dalton; grandchildren, A.J. Bryson, Gabrial Bryson and Raina Bryson; father of her children, Randall Bryson of Tunnel Hill; sisters, Daisy Aline and Danny Bearden of Tunnel Hill, and Jane Carter of St. Charles, La.; cousin, Kathleen Smith of Tunnel Hill; nieces and nephews, Joyce and Ricky Higdon of Dunlap, Adam Patterson of Calhoun; several other nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, great-great-nieces, great-great-nephews and many cousins.

Services to celebrate the life of Ms. Patsy Earleen Bryson will be held on Friday, April 24, at 1 p.m. at Ponders Melrose Chapel with Reverend J.T. Sanders officiating. She will be laid to rest with her family at New Hope-Kilgore Cemetery in Murray County, Ga., with Joshua Bryson, Andrew Bryson, Gabrial Bryson, A.J. Bryson, Randall Bryson and Adam Patterson honored to serve as pallbearers.

The family will receive friends at Ponders Melrose Chapel from 5-9 p.m. on Thursday and after 11 a.m. on Friday until the service hour.

Arrangements are entrusted to Ponders Melrose Chapel, Dalton.
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