Abilene, Tx. - Brady R. "Pat" Patterson, 93 of Abilene, died peacefully on July 11, 2012, at Hospice in Hendrick Medical Center. A funeral service will be held Saturday, July 14, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. at North's Memorial Chapel, 242 Orange Street, with B. J. McMichael officiating. Burial will be at Cedar Hill Cemetery under the direction of North's Funeral Home.
Brady was born on November 11, 1918 to Pearlie and Brady Patterson in a log cabin in Macan County, Tennessee. November 11, 1918 was the end of the terrible World War I and peace came for awhile.
When Brady was 3 years old, his parents bundled him up in blankets and headed for Texas. They landed near Lubbock where Brady found himself in a big wide open area with no log cabin where his dad was farming with big horses.
Brady grew up to be what he thought was a big boy with a wonderful big sister and riding to school in a large school bus. He remembers thinking he had it made. About four years later along came a little brother who was a joy.
The family moved to Portales, New Mexico in 1936 and six years later in 1942, Brady was drafted. After serving his Army time, Brady was homesick and moved back to Portales, New Mexico where he worked for Price Dairy, he went to college under the G.I. bill.
On Christmas Eve in 1946, he married Marjorie Reeder and they honeymooned in Amarillo. They moved shortly after to Sacramento, California where Brady quickly got a job with Borden's Dairy Products because of his experience back in Portales at Price's Dairy. He worked at Borden's for 13 years until they moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado because of Marjorie's health. There he worked at Carnation Dairy for 6 years until Marjorie's health improved. They then moved back to Los Angeles, California where he worked for Carnation until he retired in 1980. They moved to Abilene, Texas in 1982 where he spent the next 21 happy years until he lost his beloved Marjorie in 2003.
Brady was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, a brother, Payton and a sister-in-law, Letha May McElfresh.
He is survived by 2 nephews, Doug Patterson and wife, Shay of Dewey, Arizona and Stan Patterson and wife, Shirley of Phoenix, Arizona; Three nieces, Frances and Jim Whitehead of Yakima, Washington, Edith and Larry Whitehead of Palouse, Washington, and Rose McFarland of Toledo, Washington.
He also leaves 2 cousins, Lewis Duncan and wife, Jane of Abilene, Texas and Jean Matheny and husband, Joe of White Oak; special friends, Clara Bradshaw now living in Sterling, Alaska, Denise Barnett and Katie Emerson of Abilene.
A memorial suggestion would be Meals On Wheels for whom he had a special feeling. On-line condolences may be made at www.northsfuneralhome.com.
Published in Abilene Reporter July 13, 2012
Brady was born on November 11, 1918 to Pearlie and Brady Patterson in a log cabin in Macan County, Tennessee. November 11, 1918 was the end of the terrible World War I and peace came for awhile.
When Brady was 3 years old, his parents bundled him up in blankets and headed for Texas. They landed near Lubbock where Brady found himself in a big wide open area with no log cabin where his dad was farming with big horses.
Brady grew up to be what he thought was a big boy with a wonderful big sister and riding to school in a large school bus. He remembers thinking he had it made. About four years later along came a little brother who was a joy.
The family moved to Portales, New Mexico in 1936 and six years later in 1942, Brady was drafted. After serving his Army time, Brady was homesick and moved back to Portales, New Mexico where he worked for Price Dairy, he went to college under the G.I. bill.
On Christmas Eve in 1946, he married Marjorie Reeder and they honeymooned in Amarillo. They moved shortly after to Sacramento, California where Brady quickly got a job with Borden's Dairy Products because of his experience back in Portales at Price's Dairy. He worked at Borden's for 13 years until they moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado because of Marjorie's health. There he worked at Carnation Dairy for 6 years until Marjorie's health improved. They then moved back to Los Angeles, California where he worked for Carnation until he retired in 1980. They moved to Abilene, Texas in 1982 where he spent the next 21 happy years until he lost his beloved Marjorie in 2003.
Brady was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, a brother, Payton and a sister-in-law, Letha May McElfresh.
He is survived by 2 nephews, Doug Patterson and wife, Shay of Dewey, Arizona and Stan Patterson and wife, Shirley of Phoenix, Arizona; Three nieces, Frances and Jim Whitehead of Yakima, Washington, Edith and Larry Whitehead of Palouse, Washington, and Rose McFarland of Toledo, Washington.
He also leaves 2 cousins, Lewis Duncan and wife, Jane of Abilene, Texas and Jean Matheny and husband, Joe of White Oak; special friends, Clara Bradshaw now living in Sterling, Alaska, Denise Barnett and Katie Emerson of Abilene.
A memorial suggestion would be Meals On Wheels for whom he had a special feeling. On-line condolences may be made at www.northsfuneralhome.com.
Published in Abilene Reporter July 13, 2012
Abilene, Tx. - Brady R. "Pat" Patterson, 93 of Abilene, died peacefully on July 11, 2012, at Hospice in Hendrick Medical Center. A funeral service will be held Saturday, July 14, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. at North's Memorial Chapel, 242 Orange Street, with B. J. McMichael officiating. Burial will be at Cedar Hill Cemetery under the direction of North's Funeral Home.
Brady was born on November 11, 1918 to Pearlie and Brady Patterson in a log cabin in Macan County, Tennessee. November 11, 1918 was the end of the terrible World War I and peace came for awhile.
When Brady was 3 years old, his parents bundled him up in blankets and headed for Texas. They landed near Lubbock where Brady found himself in a big wide open area with no log cabin where his dad was farming with big horses.
Brady grew up to be what he thought was a big boy with a wonderful big sister and riding to school in a large school bus. He remembers thinking he had it made. About four years later along came a little brother who was a joy.
The family moved to Portales, New Mexico in 1936 and six years later in 1942, Brady was drafted. After serving his Army time, Brady was homesick and moved back to Portales, New Mexico where he worked for Price Dairy, he went to college under the G.I. bill.
On Christmas Eve in 1946, he married Marjorie Reeder and they honeymooned in Amarillo. They moved shortly after to Sacramento, California where Brady quickly got a job with Borden's Dairy Products because of his experience back in Portales at Price's Dairy. He worked at Borden's for 13 years until they moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado because of Marjorie's health. There he worked at Carnation Dairy for 6 years until Marjorie's health improved. They then moved back to Los Angeles, California where he worked for Carnation until he retired in 1980. They moved to Abilene, Texas in 1982 where he spent the next 21 happy years until he lost his beloved Marjorie in 2003.
Brady was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, a brother, Payton and a sister-in-law, Letha May McElfresh.
He is survived by 2 nephews, Doug Patterson and wife, Shay of Dewey, Arizona and Stan Patterson and wife, Shirley of Phoenix, Arizona; Three nieces, Frances and Jim Whitehead of Yakima, Washington, Edith and Larry Whitehead of Palouse, Washington, and Rose McFarland of Toledo, Washington.
He also leaves 2 cousins, Lewis Duncan and wife, Jane of Abilene, Texas and Jean Matheny and husband, Joe of White Oak; special friends, Clara Bradshaw now living in Sterling, Alaska, Denise Barnett and Katie Emerson of Abilene.
A memorial suggestion would be Meals On Wheels for whom he had a special feeling. On-line condolences may be made at www.northsfuneralhome.com.
Published in Abilene Reporter July 13, 2012
Brady was born on November 11, 1918 to Pearlie and Brady Patterson in a log cabin in Macan County, Tennessee. November 11, 1918 was the end of the terrible World War I and peace came for awhile.
When Brady was 3 years old, his parents bundled him up in blankets and headed for Texas. They landed near Lubbock where Brady found himself in a big wide open area with no log cabin where his dad was farming with big horses.
Brady grew up to be what he thought was a big boy with a wonderful big sister and riding to school in a large school bus. He remembers thinking he had it made. About four years later along came a little brother who was a joy.
The family moved to Portales, New Mexico in 1936 and six years later in 1942, Brady was drafted. After serving his Army time, Brady was homesick and moved back to Portales, New Mexico where he worked for Price Dairy, he went to college under the G.I. bill.
On Christmas Eve in 1946, he married Marjorie Reeder and they honeymooned in Amarillo. They moved shortly after to Sacramento, California where Brady quickly got a job with Borden's Dairy Products because of his experience back in Portales at Price's Dairy. He worked at Borden's for 13 years until they moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado because of Marjorie's health. There he worked at Carnation Dairy for 6 years until Marjorie's health improved. They then moved back to Los Angeles, California where he worked for Carnation until he retired in 1980. They moved to Abilene, Texas in 1982 where he spent the next 21 happy years until he lost his beloved Marjorie in 2003.
Brady was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, a brother, Payton and a sister-in-law, Letha May McElfresh.
He is survived by 2 nephews, Doug Patterson and wife, Shay of Dewey, Arizona and Stan Patterson and wife, Shirley of Phoenix, Arizona; Three nieces, Frances and Jim Whitehead of Yakima, Washington, Edith and Larry Whitehead of Palouse, Washington, and Rose McFarland of Toledo, Washington.
He also leaves 2 cousins, Lewis Duncan and wife, Jane of Abilene, Texas and Jean Matheny and husband, Joe of White Oak; special friends, Clara Bradshaw now living in Sterling, Alaska, Denise Barnett and Katie Emerson of Abilene.
A memorial suggestion would be Meals On Wheels for whom he had a special feeling. On-line condolences may be made at www.northsfuneralhome.com.
Published in Abilene Reporter July 13, 2012
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