Patti B. Turcotte died Friday, Jan. 1, 2010, at Central Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. She was 56.

Born in Jackson, Mrs. Turcotte was a lifelong resident of Vicksburg and a graduate of H. V. Cooper High School and Hinds Junior College. She was a longtime employee of Blackburn Motor Company and at the time of her death was a Warranty Claims Administrator with the Wilson Auto Group.

Mrs. Turcotte was of the Baptist faith.

Survivors include her husband, Randy Turcotte, of Vicksburg; one son, Bert Turcotte of Vicksburg; her parents, R. J. and Priscilla Beach of Vicksburg; one brother, Jim Beach of Slidell, La.; one sister, Vicki Knocke of Astatula, Fla.; two nephews, and one niece.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Jamie Beach; her maternal grandparents, George and Sallie Eudy; and her paternal grandparents, Sam and Inez Beach.

Services will be 2:30 p.m. Monday in Cedar Hill Cemetery with Rev. Ron Burch, pastor of Trinity Baptist Church, officiating. Visitation will be at Riles Funeral Home Monday from noon until the hour of the service. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1380 Livingston Lane, Jackson, MS 39213 and to the Vicksburg-Warren Humane Society, PO Box 820172, Vicksburg, MS 39182.

Pallbearers will be Monica Magruder, Cindy Grantham, Beth Brown, Pamela Cousineau, Paxton Fulgham and Chris Nevels.