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PATTERSON, EDGAR MILTON “PAT”

Transcribed by Bessie Meredith

BORN: SEPTEMBER 19, 1911
DIED: APRIL 20, 2002

Edgar Milton "Pat" Patterson, 90, of Great Bend, died April 20, 2002, in Great Bend. He was born Sept. 19, 1911, in Ft. Towson, Okla., the son of George and Lizzie Fitzgerald Patterson.

He married Eva Cole March 10, 1956, in Clayton, N.M.

A resident of Great Bend since 1951, coming from Stillwater, Okla., he was a water well driller for Rosencrantz-Bemis before retiring in 1973 and also owned and operated, with his wife, Little Chef Diner in Great Bend in the 1960’s.

Patterson was a member of First Baptist Church in Hugo, Okla., and Fraternal Order of Eagles in Great Bend.

Survivors include his wife of the home; one daughter, Jill Ann Irwin of Sheldon, Wis.; and two grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by one brother; and four sisters.

Funeral will be at 10 a.m., Tuesday at Bryant Funeral Home in Great Bend, with the Rev. John Grummon officiating. Burial will be at Great Bend Cemetery.

Friends may call from 1-9 p.m. today, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday and from 9 a.m. until service time Tuesday, all at the funeral home.

Memorials are suggested to Golden Belt Home Health and Hospice, in care of the funeral home. Great Bend (Kan.)