Patricia Major Obituary

Patricia S. Major DECATUR, GA - Ms. Patricia S. Major, 67, succumbed to a brief illness and died Friday, September 29, 2018 at Gwinnett Medical Center, Lawrenceville, Georgia. Funeral services were held on Monday, October 8, 2018 at Mount Zion AME Church, Decatur. Interment followed at Melwood Cemetery, Stone Mountain. Final arrangements were done by Meadows Mortuary, Atlanta. Born May 14th, 1951 in Charleston, SC, she was the fifth of six children of the late Clarence Major Sr. and the late Ursula Gadsden Major. She was baptized in Morris Brown A.M.E. Church. Patricia was a Marching Panther of C.A. Brown High School before attending Furman University, receiving a degree in Music Education. After teaching music for many years, she then attended Clemson Univesrity, receiving a degree in Accounting, and Georgia State University where she was awarded an MBA. With over 30 years of corporate experience as a Certified Public Accountant, Patricia retired in 2005 from Delta Airlines where she held the position of Manager of Technical Operations. An avid traveller and fluent in Spanish, Patricia began attending the Iglesia Espaola Reformada Episcopal Church, San Basilio, Spain. Noticing there was no established choir, she organized a choir named Coro de la Iglesia de San Basilio. As choir director, her duties included translating Negro Spirituals from English to Spanish. The absolute joy of her life was spending time with her grandchildren, enjoying their daily Face Time calls as well as their vacation time spent together. Her last opportunity to spend time with her son and his family was a three week visit to Hawaii in July, 2018. Patricia leaves to celebrate her life her beloved son, LCDR Keith L. Major, Sr., MBA, U.S. Navy, Ret.; daughter-in-law, Dr. Paula Burton Major; granddaughter, Gavrielle Gadsden (GeeGee), grandson Keith L. Jr. (K.J.), Kaneohe, Hawaii; five siblings, Doris M. Edwards (Percy) of Roseville, CA, Clarence Major, Jr. (Kil Sun) of Spanaway, WA; Jacquelyn Major of Los Angeles, CA; Brenda Major of Baltimore, MD; Denise Major of Charleston, SC; nephews, Julian Edwards and Jason Major- Henson, nieces, Tamara Edwards, Yolanda Edwards and Morgan Major; one aunt, Margie Major of Fort Worth, Texas; numerous cousins and friends. Visit our guestbook at www.legacy.com/obituaries/ charleston