She retired from Jewel Food Stores, she worked as a meat cutter.
She is survived by: her husband Bob Patterson of Cherokee Village; one daughter, Pauline Deckard of Wisconsin; one son, Robert Patterson of Pennsylvania; and one sister, Esta Bennett of Cherokee Village.
A graveside service was held June 24 in Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Ill., with arrangements under the direction of O'Neil Funeral Home of Lockport, Ill. Local arrangements are under the direction of the Heath Funeral Home of Highland, Ark.
An online guestbook can be signed at www.heathfuneral-home.net.
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