Patricia Rhodes was born in Peru, Indiana, and now lives in a senior community in Morgantown, West Virginia. She attended Indiana University, majoring in voice. As a member of Singing Hoosiers, she toured Japan and Korea for the USO. During her 65 years of her marriage to her husband, she was very active in their local theatre group and a performer and a director. She was a long-time choir member of their church. She served on the board of her local library. They have two children, six grandchildren and one great grandson.