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John Edward Patterson
May 28, 1930 — April 16, 2019
Dr. John Edward Reese Patterson, age 88, passed away Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at the Hospice House of Laurens.
He was born in 1930 in Hazleton, PA and was a son of the late Robert Allen Patterson and Anne Elizabeth Reece Patterson.
Dr. Patterson is survived by his wife of 66 years, Anne Baker Patterson of the home; his son, Dr. John Patterson (Gloria) of Vermont; his daughter, Judith Patterson (Dr. Henderson Pritchard) of Sarasota, FL; his seven grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents he is predeceased by his brother, Robert Patterson of New Hope PA; and his sister, Dr. Helen Brandt of Doylestown PA.
Dr Patterson earned a B.S at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. State, a M.S. of Sacred Theology from the Lutheran Seminary at Philadelphia, a Masters of Divinity from Drew University in Madison, New Jersey, a Ph.D. from Kent State University in Kent, Ohio and completed a post Doctoral program in Educational Management from Harvard University.
Dr Patterson was Pastor of the Girardville and William Penn Methodist Church and then the United Methodist Church of Hummelstown, PA. He also served as Chaplin at Baldwin Wallace College in Berea, OH. Dr Patterson was Dean of Students at Newberry College, Newberry SC from 1974-85, President of Sue Bennett College in London, Kentucky and Vice President and Provost at Lindsey Wilson College in Columbia, Kentucky.
After retirement he and Mrs. Patterson lived in Statesboro Georgia where he was a beloved substitute teacher for the Bulloch County, Georgia School System for many years, before moving to the Presbyterian Home in Clinton, SC.
He was loved by his family and the many friends at the Presbyterian Home and loved sports, played golf, was a voracious reader and a Western movie buff. He was also a member of the Freemasons, served in the United States Army, and was a Commissioned Kentucky Colonel.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Hospice of Laurens County, PO Box 187, Clinton, SC 29325.
Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.grayfuneralhome.com
Gray Funeral Home of Clinton
He was born in 1930 in Hazleton, PA and was a son of the late Robert Allen Patterson and Anne Elizabeth Reece Patterson.
Dr. Patterson is survived by his wife of 66 years, Anne Baker Patterson of the home; his son, Dr. John Patterson (Gloria) of Vermont; his daughter, Judith Patterson (Dr. Henderson Pritchard) of Sarasota, FL; his seven grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents he is predeceased by his brother, Robert Patterson of New Hope PA; and his sister, Dr. Helen Brandt of Doylestown PA.
Dr Patterson earned a B.S at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. State, a M.S. of Sacred Theology from the Lutheran Seminary at Philadelphia, a Masters of Divinity from Drew University in Madison, New Jersey, a Ph.D. from Kent State University in Kent, Ohio and completed a post Doctoral program in Educational Management from Harvard University.
Dr Patterson was Pastor of the Girardville and William Penn Methodist Church and then the United Methodist Church of Hummelstown, PA. He also served as Chaplin at Baldwin Wallace College in Berea, OH. Dr Patterson was Dean of Students at Newberry College, Newberry SC from 1974-85, President of Sue Bennett College in London, Kentucky and Vice President and Provost at Lindsey Wilson College in Columbia, Kentucky.
After retirement he and Mrs. Patterson lived in Statesboro Georgia where he was a beloved substitute teacher for the Bulloch County, Georgia School System for many years, before moving to the Presbyterian Home in Clinton, SC.
He was loved by his family and the many friends at the Presbyterian Home and loved sports, played golf, was a voracious reader and a Western movie buff. He was also a member of the Freemasons, served in the United States Army, and was a Commissioned Kentucky Colonel.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Hospice of Laurens County, PO Box 187, Clinton, SC 29325.
Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.grayfuneralhome.com
Gray Funeral Home of Clinton
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