Sister Patricia Faye (Knight) Hood, passed away at home on October 26, 2024. Pat was born in Fort Fairfield, Maine on December 26, 1936. She was the daughter of Paul Knight and Geraldine (Whiteneck) Knight. She graduated from Limestone High School and attended Husson University in Bangor where she was studying for a business degree. She left Husson when she married her first husband, Philip Brown, and spent the next twenty years as an Air Force wife. She made a home for her family at various U.S. Air Force bases around the U.S. and Japan. When Phil and Pat returned to Maine in 1975, they established a State Farm Insurance office in Caribou.
After Phil and Pat divorced, Pat met Robert Hood at a curling match in Presque Isle. They married and moved to Harvey Station, NB. Pat assisted Bob with his construction business and eventually opened her own business, Pat’s Tax Services.
Pat was predeceased by her second husband Robert Hood, her parents and her siblings Paula Harris, Carol Kelley, Louis Knight, Terry Knight, and Ruth Knight. She is survived by her children: Paul Brown and his wife Margo, Aislinn McKenney and her husband Thane Dawson, and Kenneth Brown and his wife Elaine. She is survived by her grandchildren Daniel Brown and his wife Alana, Eric Brown, and great-grandson Jackson.
Pat is survived by her siblings Bonnie Ketch and Marilyn Needham, her first husband Philip Brown, Bob’s children Randy Hood, Danny Hood, and Trent Hood; as well as many nieces and nephews and friends on both sides of the border. She is also survived by her dear friends Lena McDonough, Sandra Reid, and Tamara Teakles. She called Lena her Canadian big sister. A special thank you to Lena, Sandra and Tamara for making Pat part of your family and keeping an eye on her.
Over the years Pat was involved in Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts with her children. Later in life she was active in Order of the Eastern Star, Lioness Club, and the Red Hat Society. Pat was a member of Unity Chapter No.35,OES,. She was initiated October 16th,1986 and served as the treasurer for 25 years receiving Life Membership in 2019. She had a strong sense of community and while she enjoyed travelling, she always looked forward to getting home to Harvey to see her friends. Pat loved her family, her friends, her children, and her grandchildren. She loved a party, telling stories, genealogy, playing cards, traveling, and shopping. Pat was always up for an adventure. Pat and her beloved friend Lena were inseparable and had many adventures together. She will be missed by all who knew her.
A celebration of Pat’s life will be held on Sunday, November 24th from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. at the Harvey Station Lions Club, 4722 Route 640. An Eastern Star tribute service will be held at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers donations could be made to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
Arrangements by Flewelling Funeral Home, Nackawic, NB www.flewellingswan.com