Pickens – Sue Gilstrap Patton, 83, widow of the late Joe W. Patton went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday September 17, 2019 at Lexington Medical Center Extended Care.
Mrs. Patton was born in Pickens County on April 3, 1936, a daughter of the late John Luther and Cora Chappell Gilstrap and was the youngest of 12 children. She retired from Kent Manufacturing in Pickens after 40 years and was a member of Northside Baptist Church.
Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law John and Sharon Patton of Lexington, SC and granddaughter Brooke Patton of Greenville, SC.
In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Patton was preceded in death by sisters, Mae Gilstrap, Florine Phillips, and Frances Anderson and brothers, Arthur, Roy, Hovey, Willie, B.F., Kenneth, J. L., and Larry Gilstrap.
The family also wishes to thank the staffs of MSA Hospice and Lexington Medical Center Extended Care for their loving and compassionate care of Sue.
The family will receive friends at Dillard Funeral Home on Friday, September 20, 2019 from 1:45 to 2:45 PM and funeral services will follow in the funeral home chapel at 3 PM with The Reverend H. C. Couch officiating.
A message of condolence may be expressed to the family by visiting www.DillardFunerals.com
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Northside Baptist Church Missions Fund at 421 Sangamo Rd., Pickens, SC 29671.
Dillard Funeral Home
Pickens, SC
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