Patricia Belote (Ames) Mapp

Patricia Grace Ames Belote Mapp was born on February 13, 1924 and went to be with her Savior on April 25, 2015.  She was born and raised at Church Neck, in Northampton County, VA, to James Patrick Ames and Betty Grace Bell Ames.  

Pat married James Norman Belote, Jr., in 1950. They made their home in Onancock, VA, and she was a faithful wife until his death in 1985.  In 1996, she married her former high school sweetheart, Joseph P. “Pete” Mapp, to whom she was married until his death in 2014.  Pat was a devoted member of Onancock Baptist Church, where she played the organ from 1950 until 2000, and was a long time organist for Williams Funeral Home. 

She is survived by her three sons, James N. Belote III and wife Donna of Onancock, Thomas A. Belote and wife Mary of La Plata, MD, and Patrick S. Belote and wife Sherry of Onancock; five grandchildren, James C. Belote, Patricia Holt, Matthew Belote, Rebecca Emas, and Abigail Belote; one great-granddaughter, Caroline Holt; three step children, Joseph S. Mapp, Jr. and wife Cindy, Kathryn M. Minga, and Joan M. Bryan and husband George; and several nieces and nephews.  The last of six children, Pat was predeceased by three sisters, Elizabeth Acworth, Ruth Ames, and Mary Bell Badger; and two brothers, James Ames, and Phillip Ames. 

Funeral services will be held at the Onancock Baptist Church on Saturday, May 2, 2015 at 2:00 p.m., with Pastors Andy Cobb and Bart Weakley officiating.  Interment will follow in the Onancock Cemetery.  There will be a visitation, at the church, one hour prior to the service.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Onancock Baptist Church, 1 Crockett Avenue, Onancock, VA 23417.

Memory tributes may be shared with the family at www.williamsfuneralhomes.com.

Arrangements by the Williams-Onancock Funeral Home.