Mrs. Patterson was born January 30, 1937 in Revere, MS to the late Herbert Henry Girard and Doris Perry Gleason Girard. She worked for a number of years for Allstate Insurance Company and entertained guests as a Mermaid in Weeki Wachee Springs, FL in the late fifties and early sixties. Mrs. Patterson loved to read, crochet and cook, but her greatest joy was her family. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Nancy Horn.
Survivors include her daughter, Michelle Patterson; son, Mark Patterson; grandchildren, Amanda Thompson-Adkins, Wayne Patterson, and Jamie Lynn Patterson; niece, Tracey Bryant; great grandchildren, James “Trey” Adkins, Zaiden Patterson, and Eva Patterson; several other relatives and friends.
No services are scheduled at this time.
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Arrangements are by Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, 1010 Mooty Bridge Road, LaGrange, GA