Ms. Patterson was born December 13, 1934, in Providence, RI, to Joseph and Emma (Conley) Gaynor.
Ms. Patterson retired from Delco and was of the Catholic Faith.
Survivors include son, James Eugene and wife Terri Patterson of Columbus, OH; three daughters, Deborah Lynn Ricketts of Tulsa, OK, Linda and husband James Campbell of Maybank, TX, and Teresa and husband Kenneth Pier of Sulphur Springs, TX; 9 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Eunis Eugene Patterson; and several siblings.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Sunset Memory Garden Funeral Home with visitation to be Saturday from 1p.m. until the time of service. Burial will follow in Sunset Memory Garden Cemetery. Condolences to the family may be made at www.sunsetmemorygarden.com.
