Found the what I think is the REAL Patricia:
PATRICIA ADCOCK 28 Apr 1938 Jul 1985 Alabama
That's from SSDI and the Alabama means where she got her SS card, not where she was born or living or died.
It appears she was 20 when she married Wex, not 18, like the article said "court documents" state. They were allegedly married Aug. 21, 1958.
John Mark would've been 20-1/2 when she died. Thanks for helping us out with this. It needs to be sent to ABC News Law & Justice Unit to set the record straight -- unless this isn't the right one, either.
There are no Karrs or Adcocks, first name Patricia or Elaine in the index born in 1939 or 1940. This seems to fit close to the timeframe of her age and her death and is geographically appropriate.
From what I recall, she died in 1980, but of course databases can be wrong, or just my damn memory in that regards. Either way, it's certainly more accurate than 2000 and I know the boys were teens when she died.