ROY CLINTON PATTERSON, 90, passed away Jan. 22,
2016, in Corsicana, TX, with burial in the Energy
Cemetery in Comanche County, TX.
He was born on March 2, 1925, in Desdemona, TX,
to Robert B. & Molly Triplett Patterson. He was
a WWII Veteran, serving in the U.S Navy & married
Lavern Hettie Ball but later married Mary Emmie
Doggett in 1980. Mary preceded him in death
in 2013. Roy retired from Lone Star Gas Company
after 26 years of service. He was a livestock
rancher. He was member of the American Legion,
Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Elks Club. Roy
was a member of Pettit Baptist Church.
He is survived by one son, Wayne Patterson of
Trinidad, TX; two grandsons, Ben Patterson and
wife Catherine of St. Louis, MO, and Patrick
Patterson and wife Sandy of Kerens, TX; and
one great-grandson, Jake Patterson of Kerens.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary
Patterson; son, Melvin Patterson; five brothers
and five sisters. His sister was Margaret
Patterson McMichael (RHS-1932).