Patricia Colson

Patricia Biles Colson, 60, of Norwood, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family early Monday, November 14, 2022 at her home. 

Funeral service will be held at 2:00PM on Saturday, November 19, 2022 at Saints Delight Church in Albemarle NC. The family will receive friends on hour prior to the service. Mrs. Colson will lie in state at Edwards Funeral Home in Norwood on Friday, November 18, 2022 from 1:00 to 5:00PM. 

Mrs. Colson was born on September 19, 1962 in Stanly County to the late Walter June and Earlene DeBerry Biles. She retired from Collins and Aikman in Albemarle and was an active member at First Baptist Church of Norwood. Patricia loved her family. She helped raise many children that were not her own and was known to a lot of people as ‘Ma Pat’ or ‘Aunt Tricia.’ She was known for her love of cooking, singing, her church, and most importantly, God. She will be missed tremendously by all who knew her, especially her two daughters, who were her world. 

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her sister, Malita Biles; brother: Robert L. Henry.

She is survived by her loving daughters: Kanitha Colson (KiKi) and Shaneka Colson (Fred), both of Norwood; husband Charlie Parnell Colson; grandchildren: Shymeek Chavis and Kanija Colson; brother: Jeffery Dunlap (Keisha); Godchildren: Asia Grady, Tiara Grady, Alexis Davis, Lavisha Watkins, Tharianna Medley, Mondrell Leake, and Mondrez Leake; special niece, Natasha Biles; sister-in-laws: Juanita Colson and Delores Johnson (Wilson); and brother-in-laws: Darrin Colson (Raven), Robert Rhone, and Sherman Smith; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. 

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