Obituary of Patricia Self

Services for Patricia Ann Self, 62, Troup, are scheduled for 10:00 am, Wednesday, October 8, at the Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, near Whitehouse, with the Reverend Bennie Portwood officiating. Burial will be in the Walnut Grove Cemetery, near Whitehouse, under the direction of Cottle Funeral Home, Troup . Mrs. Self died Saturday, October 4, 2008 in a Tyler hospital. She was born June 14, 1946 in Tyler to the late William and Joyce Burks Schwartz. She was a graduate of John Tyler High School, Tyler. Mrs. Self married Christopher Self on March 4, 1996, in Flint. She was a homemaker and mother and attended Mt. Carmel Baptist Church. She had been a resident of Troup since 1998. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Larry Schwartz. Survivors include her husband, Chris Self, Troup; two sons and daughters-in-law, Milton Oppen and Kathy Sexton, Jacksonville and Marc and Lisa Oppen, Troup; a brother, Michael Schwartz, Little Rock; two grandchildren, Thomas Allen Self and Patricia Grace Oppen both of Troup; and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Clint Manzingo, Frank McCoy, Phil Dial, Craig Cook, Jerry Potter, and Tracy Clements. The family will recieve friends at the funeral home on Tuesday, October 7, from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm.