Mrs. Grace Rooney Patterson, native of Urania, LA and longtime resident of Mobile, AL, passed away surrounded by family on Sunday, August 7, 2016.
She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, LT. Col. B. L. Patterson, Rt., son, Ray Leonard Patterson and nine siblings.Mrs. Patterson was a longtime member of Lakewood Baptist Church, Georgetown, SC and attended Brookside Chapel.Grace will be remembered by family and friends as a loving, generous caregiver to all.She loved family gatherings and spending time around the dinner table. She was a lady of great faith and continued to read her Bible on a daily basis.
Mrs. Patterson is survived by her children; Oretha Marie Patterson Thompson, Charlotte Patterson Tolson (Robert Alan, Sr.), and Douglas Gary Patterson (Susanne Hope).She is also survived by her grandchildren; Katrina L. Coleman (Mike), Darryl D. Thompson (Renee), Michael R. Patterson (Kerry), Beth Ann Patterson Myers (Steve), Kimberly Dawn Montes (Carlos), Robert Alan Tolson, Jr., Bryan Joseph Tolson, Sara Jo Romano (Frank) and ten great-grandchildren; Gabriella, Nicholas, Chelsea, Patrick, Meagan, Brandon, Melissa, Remy, Killian and Henry.
Visitation and funeral services will be held in Hartwell, GA at Strickland Funeral Home on Friday, August 12, 2016 beginning at 11:30 a.m. until service time of 2:00 p.m. with interment in Nancy Hart Memorial Park, Hartwell, GA.
Condolences may be offered at www.radneyfuneralhome-mobile.com.The Strickland Funeral Home of Hartwell is in charge of all local arrangements.