Pat Fordice

Pat Fordice
First Lady of Mississippi
In role
January 14, 1992 – December 9, 1999 (with divorce)
GovernorKirk Fordice
Personal details
Born
Patricia Owens

(1934-11-27)November 27, 1934
Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
DiedJuly 12, 2007(2007-07-12) (aged 72)
Madison, Mississippi, U.S.
Resting placeParkway Memorial Cemetery, Ridgeland, Mississippi
Political partyRepublican
SpouseKirk Fordice (1955-1999; divorced)
Parent(s)Lloyd and Veo Owens

Patricia Owens Fordice (born Patricia Owens; November 27, 1934 – July 12, 2007) was the First Lady of Mississippi from 1992 until 1999, the wife of Republican Governor Kirk Fordice. The couple divorced on December 9, 1999 after forty-four years of marriage.