James "PityPat" Patrick, son of the late Shugg Patrick and Levada Cruise was born on December 23, 1944, in Lexa, Arkansas. James professed his faith in Jesus Christ and joined Sequell Missionary Baptist Church at an early age.

In 1967, James married Pealie Mae Glenn. He was the father of eight children. Driven by his love for music, he founded and ran Pat's Pit Stop. His business operated as an arcade game by day and a night club by night. His second passion was roller skating-anyone who knows him will tell you that Sunday nights were skate nights. He was the neighborhood "Skate Dad" famous for bringing joy to the neighborhood kids by packing them into his pickup truck and off to the skating rink.

James was preceded in death by both parents, Shugg Patrick and Levada Cruise; five siblings, Frank Woodson, Walter Patrick, Joe Dean Woodson, Willie Robinson and Ira Jean Saul; two sons, Louis Glenn and James "Pete" Patrick; one grandson, Willie Cooper, Jr. and two sisters-in-law, Francis Sims and Willa Mae Glenn.

James is survived by his wife, Pearlie Mae Patrick of Dardanelle, AR; his children, Donna (Brian) Patrick Rochester of Greenfield, IN, Beulah (Tyreece) Smith of Marianna, AR; Angel (James) Patrick Boyd and Loretta (David) Reed both of Russellville, AR, Martha (Martell) Patrick of Plumerville, AR and Arthur (Candi) Patrick of Westfield, IN; three brothers, Johnny Woodson and Carter Woodson both of Marianna, AR and Robert Spears of North Little Rock, AR; two sisters, Gerlean Nicholson of Lexa, AR and Emma Victorian of St. Louis, MO; two sisters-in-law, Bessie Mae McKinzie of Russellville, AR and Verna Glenn of Marianna, AR; 22 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren; two great great grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.