Patricia Revelle Slusser, 69, of Saluda, Va., died Oct. 14, 2012 with her family by her side.

Mrs. Slusser was preceded in death by her father, Roy Revelle; brother, Roy “Butch” Revelle; mother-in-law, Dorothy Jackson, and stepfather, Rufus Anderson.

She is survived by her loving husband, John Slusser; son and his spouse, Tim and Karen Golden; grandsons, John, Colin, and Seth; mother, Mary Revelle Anderson; sister, Connie Early and her family, and dogs, Sherlock and Angel.

A gathering of family and friends will be held from 1-3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012, in Bristow-Faulkner Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Saluda. Memorial services will be private.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Angel Dogs http://www.helpangeldogs.org or Riverside Walter Reed Hospice, Middle Peninsula.