Patricia (Macdonald) Guilliams

Patricia Uldene "Pat" Guilliams, 85, of Perryville, Missouri, passed away Saturday, December 11, 2021, in Perryville.

She was born March 18, 1936, in Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada, to Michael R. and Matilda (nee Dadeau) MacDonald. Pat attended Pictou Academy and after she finished school, she moved to Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada to work on a military base where she met her husband Jerry. They were married on April 22, 1957, at the Stella Maris Catholic Church in Pictou, Nova Scotia.

After retiring from the Teamsters Union in 1994, Pat and Jerry spent their summers in Pat's childhood hometown of Pictou, Nova Scotia, where they reconnected and made many friends over those 25 years. Devoted to her family, she was always involved and supportive in the lives of her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. She was steadfast in her faith and always very proud of her Canadian heritage and family. She was a member of St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church in Perryville, and did volunteer work for the St. Vincent DePaul Society, Holy Name Society, Jail Ministry and Ladies Sodality.

Loving survivors include four sons, Joe (Rhonda) Guilliams of Perryville, Jerry (Patty) Guilliams Jr. of Roatan, Honduras, Kerry (Nussi) Guilliams of Lake St. Louis, Missouri and Doug (Jennifer) Guilliams of Waterloo, Illinois; nine grandchildren, Kelli, Joe, and Tim Guilliams, Anthony (Kylie) Guilliams, Samantha (Blake) Edler, Zachary (Amanda) Guilliams, Garrett, Adam, and Ilonka Guilliams; and five great-grandchildren, Anna, Weston, Barrett, Jackson, and Matty; a brother, Dan (the late Nancy) MacDonald of Halifax, Nova Scotia; sisters-in-law, Ruth (the late Walt) Guilliams of Jackson, Missouri, Mackie (the late Don) Harper of Bloomfield, Missouri, Charlene (the late Barney) Guilliams of Pearland, Texas, Fran (the late Jackie) MacDonald of Egerton, Nova Scotia and Una (the late Allan) MacDonald of St. Catherines, Ontario; many loving nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, and friends she dearly loved.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Jerry Guilliams; six brothers: Joe (Carmel) MacDonald, Angus (Gracie) MacDonald, Allan MacDonald, Bernie (Charlotte) MacDonald, Jackie MacDonald, Michael MacDonald; two sisters, Mary (Milton) Porter and Elizabeth MacDonald; and her parents, Michael R. and Matilda (Dadeau) MacDonald of Church Street, Pictou, Nova Scotia.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m., Thursday, December 16, 2021, at St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church, 1010 Rosati Court, Perryville, MO 63775. Recitation of the Rosary will be at 7:30 p.m.

Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m., Friday, December 17, 2021, at the church, with Father Joe Geders C.M. officiating. Interment will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery in Perryville, Missouri.

In lieu of flowers, the family appreciates memorial contributions to St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church in Perryville, Missouri or Stella Maris Church in Pictou, Nova Scotia.

Arrangements were entrusted to McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson, Missouri.

Online condolences may be sent to the family by clicking on the tribute wall tab of Pat's personal obituary page at mccombsfuneralhome.com.

St. Vincent De Paul Catholic Church Perryville
1010 Rosati Ct, Perryville MO 63775
Tel: 1-573-547-4300
Web: http://www.svdepaul.org/Contact%20Form.aspx

Stella Maris Catholic Church
26 St Stephen St, Pictou, NS B0K 1H0 AL
Tel: 1-902-485-4112