Services celebrating Jean’s life will be held at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 19, 2022 in the Edgewood Hall of Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, with her former Pastor from Eastwood Baptist, David Tew officiating. Visitation for family and friends will be from 3:00 pm until service time. A private burial will take place at Main Post Cemetery on Thursday.
Jean was born on December 22, 1921 to the late Earl and Melissa Vaughn. She has been a resident of Columbus since 1951 and a lifetime member of Eastwood Baptist Church. Jean was a homemaker and waitress for Kirven’s downtown location where she retired in 1964. She made lifelong friends doing the sport that she loved, having bowled until she was 92, and most recently in the Peppers BBQ and Friday Night reruns leagues at Peach Bowl Lanes. Jean celebrated her 100th birthday with a party on Decenber 3, 2021. Many friends and family attended and she enjoyed it tremendously. Jean was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Archie Patterson who passed away in 2008, a son Dennis Patterson who passed away 2000 and his wife Bettye.
Jean is survived by two daughters, Jeannie Barnes of Bartlesville, OK. and Patsy Upton (Alan) of Columbus, GA. and a son David Patterson (Emily) of Columbus, GA. She cherished her 11 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren and 7 great great grandchildren.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.shcolumbus.com for the Patterson family.
