Ethlyn Dianne Patti, 85, of Sherman, passed away Friday November 16, 2018.
She will lie in state from 8:00am to 5:00pm, Monday November 19, 2018 and Tuesday November 20, 2018 at Bratcher Funeral Home and a Graveside service will be held 10:00am Wednesday November 21, 2018 at Fairview Cemetery in Denison.
Ethlyn was born in Denison on Wednesday September 20, 1933 to Morris and Leona Berry.
She graduated Denison High School and attended college at North Texas State University. She met her husband Vincent Patti in 1953 and they were married in Mexico. They began traveling as his technical work for the U.S. Military took them around the world. Upon return to the US, Ethlyn began her career as an executive secretary. She went to work for NASA and upon returning to Denison was employed at Texas Instruments where she eventually retired. After retiring she decided to move to Sherman. She was an avid floral gardener and had a love for the Arts.
She was preceded in death by her parents in 1994 and 1997; and her husband in 1996.
She is survived by her daughter Lisa D. Burden and husband Ken of Missouri and brother Robert Berry of Richardson, Texas.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.bratcherfuneralhome.com for the Patti family.