Patricia Jean Connell, 78, of Seminole, Fla., died peacefully in her sleep Tuesday, December 23, 2025.
She was born November 2, 1947, in Charleston, the daughter of the late Lorraine Jean Montgomery Connell and Patrick Mullen Connell.
Patty graduated from Morgantown High School with honors in 1965. She received a B.A. in History from West Virginia University in 1968. She was Phi Beta Kappa. She received her Master’s degree in History from WVI in 1980.
Patty is survived by her brothers, Michael of Grant Township, Mich., and Patrick of Seminole.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and a brother, Robert.
She will be laid to rest in the family plot at Maplewood Cemetery in Kingwood.


