Obituaries

Patricia (Gordon) Daughtry, 70, passed away March 10, 2026. Funeral services will be 12 noon on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at First Gethsemane Baptist Church, 1159 Algonquin Parkway. Visitation begins at 10 a.m. Interment will follow in the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery in Radcliff.

She was veteran of the USAF, an employee of Bank of America, and associate minister at her church. Rev. Daughtry is survived by her mother Arcelia Lorraine Mitchell; daughter, Michelle Jordan Phillips (Leon); siblings, Samuel James Gordon, Anthony Lorenzo Gordon (Germany), Penny Gordon-Smith and Martha Marie Santiago (Daniel); two stepsisters, Maria and Quinette Gordon; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Rev Patricia Daughtry was born September 11, 1955, to the union of the late Willie James Gordon and Arcelia Lorraine Copeland. She was preceded in death by her mother, Arcelia Lorraine Mouring (Concord, NC); brothers, Samuel James Gordon, Anthony Lorenzo Gordon (Germany); sisters, Orisa Penny Gordon Smith (Michael) (High Point, NC), Martha Marie Santiago (Daniel) (Concord, NC), Mariea Gordon, and Quinette Gordon (Lexington, KY).

During her time in the military, she accepted Christ as an adult, and was baptized at New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church (Colorado Springs, CO). She served twelve years in the United States Air Force, obtaining an Honorable Discharge and an Associate in Applied Science Degree in Administrative Assistant. She obtained her Bachelor of Science in Biblical Studies at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (Boyce College).

She was preceded in death by her mother Arcelia Lorraine Mouring and brother Samuel James Gordon. She survived by daughter Michelle Phillips (Leon) (HighPoint NC); sisters Orisa Penny Smith, High Point, NC , Martha Marie Santiago (Daniel) Concord, NC , Maria Gordon and Quinette Gordon, Louisville, Kentucky, one brother Anthony L. Gordon, Germany. Step-mother Deborah Gordon. 6 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. 

She accepted her calling as a minister to preach and teach at New Life Christian Center in 1992 (San Antonio, TX). She moved to Louisville, KY in 1994, being led to join First Gethsemane Missionary Baptist Church in January 1995; she was licensed (04/1995) and ordained (09/2012) by Pastor T. Vaughn Walker. She served as associate minister, EDGE school teacher (4th & 5th grade girls), Leading Ladies Women Ministry Core Team member, and sang with the Voices of Praise choir.

Although I did not have the opportunity to experience the blessings of a Christian home early in my life, through acquaintance with Christian friends in the military I came to know of God’s love and the salvation available to me through Jesus Christ. I accepted Him as my Savior and Lord at the age of twenty-nine. During my years in the military, I committed my life and the teaching skills He had given me to vocational service through the church. I have sought to prepare myself for such service through my college and seminary education through a teaching and encouraging ministry and a commitment to servant leadership.

I strived to proclaim the Good News of God’s love, to help others encounter Him, to lead them in prayer and worship of Him, and to nurture their spiritual development and ministry involvement.

Patricia leaves behind one daughter, Michelle Yvette Jordan Phillips (Dr. Leon Phillips), High Point, NC; sisters Orisa Penny Smith, High Point, NC, Martha Marie Santiago (Daniel) Concord, NC , Maria Gordon and Quinette Gordon, Louisville, Kentucky, one brother Anthony L. Gordon, Germany. six grandchildren, three great-grandson; six siblings; as well as a host of nieces and nephews. She also leaves behind Deborah Gordon (stepmother); and a long-time caretaker, friend, and sister-in-Christ, Rev. Mary Pauline Owens (family).