Patsy Tombaugh, wife of Pluto discoverer, dies in Las Cruces at 99
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Patricia "Patsy" Edson Tombaugh, community leader, educator, artist, and enthusiastic supporter of her astronomy pioneer husband Clyde, discoverer of the planet Pluto and KU alumnus, died Thursday, Jan. 12 at the Arbors of Del Rey in Las Cruces. She was 99.