Patti was born March 17, 1958 in Kansas City, MO, a daughter of Robert Irby and Amy Alice (Cooley) Faucett. She married Bret Rinker on February 8, 1984 in Miami, OK. Patti was a lifelong resident of Harrisonville. She had worked as a sales representative for House of Lloyd. She attended Grace Tabernacle.
Patti was preceded in death by her parents, a sister, Alicia (Chai) Faucett, and one granddaughter, Lydia Boyer. She is survived by her husband, Bret of the home; three sons, Mark Ruddy and Brian Rinker, Harrisonville, MO and Stephen Boyer, Drexel, MO; two daughters, Becky Moody (Chad), Garden City, MO and Amy Boyer-Rinker, Harrisonville; four sisters, Janice Lacy (Terry), McPherson, KS, Brenda Byrd (Kevin), Bama Robinson (Bret), and Sandy Gray (Jim), all of Harrisonville; and 22 grandchildren, Tyler, Trenton, Jenna, Malia, Addison, Isabella, Isaiah, Grant, Elizabeth, Alex, Aubrey, Haley, Reagan, Madison, Jaden, Tristen, Cameron, Briar, Layla, Caleb, Wyatt and Tryson.