

She was born January 30, 1956 in Siler City, NC , daughter of Hugh Monroe and Eulala Lewis Johnson. She married Frederick Asbury Patterson Jr. on January 6, 1980 at First Wesleyan Church in Siler City, NC.
Fred and her surviving children , Sara Malisa Patterson, Brent Frederick Patterson, Avery Lynne Patterson, and Tiffany Lynn Patterson live on Brookmeade Drive in Winston-Salem.
Her surviving brothers are, Larry (Faye) Johnson of Asheboro NC, Donald (Carol) Johnson of Siler City, NC, Gerald (Judy) Johnson of Greensboro, NC. Debbi has many nieces and nephews.
Debbi graduated from Jordan Matthews High School in Siler City, NC in 1974, Davidson Community College in 1976, and High Point University with a BA in English in 1978.
She formerly worked as a Sports Writer for the Forsyth Suburbanite and the Greensboro Record. She also formerly worked as a Marketing Assistant for Guilford Technical Community College and was Vice President/Secretary for Patterson Financial Designs, Inc. Her most recent employment was as a Community Director for the Greater Triad Chapter of the March of Dimes Foundation.
The family gratefully acknowledges the compassion and professional care that Debbi received by the following: Dr Bayard Powell and Katherine Pearsall, PA., of the outpatient Comprehensive Cancer Center and the nursing staff’s of 9th floor Ardmore and the BMT Unit of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.
A celebration of life service will be at 3 p.m. Sunday, November 11, 2012 at College Park Baptist Church in Winston-Salem. Reverend Ramon Smith will officiate along with the Reverend Larry Johnson and Reverend David Sjoberg. Visitation will follow the service in the fellowship hall at the church.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.frankvoglerandsons.com.
Debbi touched the lives of everyone she met and was and is a model mother and wife. Praise be to God that she is finally cancer free and with her heavenly father. Memorials may be made to College Park Baptist Church Building Fund or the Greater Triad Division of March of Dimes Foundation.
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