Patrica was born on September 13, 1939, in Salt Lake City to Beulah and Rex Mary.

She went to Ogden High in the 11th grade, then moved to Bothell Washington where she graduated from in 1958. She married Stuart Simmons in 1959 in Ogden UT. They had two boys, Stu Jr. and Danny. She divorced after 13 years. She then married Darrell Call in 1975. They had two girls, Dawn Marie and Bobbie Jo. Happily married for 44 years. She has two grandchildren Kyler and Lexi .