N. Topsail Beach, NC
With the sun shining and a strong southern breeze coming off the ocean, Patricia Faye Brown Crist passed away Saturday July 16th in her N. Topsail Beach home. She is once again free to roam the beaches looking for shells or dive the 4th hole in Eleuthera. She is survived by four children, Gloria Crist- Erickson and husband Yuma of Tiverton, RI; Jason Crist and wife Suzette of Jacksonville; Chris Crist and wife Tonya of Greer, SC, and David Crist of Columbia, MD. She leaves 5 grand children and 3 great grand children. She is also survived by a sister, Sandy Isley of Clemens, NC and a brother Henry Brown of Roanoke Rapids, NC. She is fondly remembered by many family members and friends most notably the feisty three, her ACC gang, and her school of nursing friends. A private celebration of life is planned for late September. Memorials can be made to the Karen Beasley Turtle Hospital PO Box 3012, Topsail Beach, NC28445 or www.seaturtlehospital.org .