FLORENCE - Richard Earl Patterson, 77, died Saturday, Feb. 6, in Freeport on Grand Bahama Island. He was a retired supervisor from the U.S. Postal Service. He was an Army veteran and member of the American Legion Post # 203 in Latonia. He was also an Oasis leader and a member of First Assembly of God Church.
His wife, Sandra June Ridener Patterson, died in 2007
Survivors include his daughter, Mona Orbesen of Chittenango, N.Y.; sons, Richard "Dwayne" Patterson of Independence and Jeff Patterson of Florence; brother, Charles "Kenny" Patterson of Bethel; sister, Linda Meyer of Milford; nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be 5:30-8:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 16, and 10-11 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 17, at Floral Hills Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Funeral service will follow 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17. Burial will be in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Taylor Mill.
Memorials: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.