Herman L. Patterson, 96, of Raeford, NC (formerly of Eden) peacefully passed away at his home on Saturday, August 25, 2012.
A funeral service will be held at 1 PM on Saturday, September 1, at Spray Primitive Baptist Church, 207 Dameron Street in Eden. Burial will follow in Overlook Cemetery.
Herman was born July 28, 1916 in Leaksville, NC, son of the late Baylor Cephus and Bertha Lee Patterson. He resided in Leaksville prior to joining the Stuckey's Company and moving to Clovis, NM in 1962. Following retirement in 1982, he moved to Raeford, NC. He later became pastor of the Spray Primitive Baptist Church in Eden and remained in that positoin until 2003.
Herman is survived by his wife of 74 years, Bessie Joyce Patterson; son, Lindsay Patterson and wife, Judy of Borger, TX; daughter, Linda McLeod and husband, Benny of Raeford, NC; son, Joseph Patterson and wife, Gwynn of Sierra Vista, AZ. Also surviving are seven grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren."There are lots of stories I will remember about Papa Patterson, but one of my favorites will always be the time he took David and I on a roadtrip through California, Arizona and New Mexico. One morning he asked what we wanted for breakfast, and thinking we were smart, we asked for Coca-Cola and Donuts ... a kid's breakfast of champions of course! To our surprise, Papa said OK and we proceeded to wolf down all the soda and donuts we could muster before he called us on it, but he never interrupted. Not too long afterwards we started feeling kinda sick, and not quite as smart. Papa never gave us a hard time about it, and we never asked for Coca-Cola and Donuts again ... at least not in combination!:)"
He was preceded in death by three brothers, Bobby, Russell and Nelson; and two sisters, Daisy Bousman and Pauline Price.
The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service on Saturday (12 noon to 1PM) at Spray Primitive Baptist Church.
Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.
Online condolences may be offered to the family at www.fairfuneralhome.com
To all the family and especially Joe, my childhood best friend. You all know how blessed you are to have had him with you for so many years. He was a wonderful friend to my dad. Hearing of Herman's passing brought back a flood of such great memories spent with the Patterson family. Getting the cows in for milking. Joe and I eating winesap apples from your trees until we got a belly ache. I have told the story to many people over the years of our road trip together in 1959. Daddy always called it our race to see how many states we could see in one week. It was truely one of the best times in my life. When they let Lindsay drive us kids though PA in that light blue 1959 Ford Galaxy convertable we felt like kings & queens of the world. What wonderful days those were. May you find peace and comfort in Christ in the days to come.
Mike Kallam
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family today
Wanda and Fred
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