Obituaries - 2009
Edna M. Patterson

Mrs. Edna M. Patterson, 90, of Dallas City, Illinois passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at 7:30 A.M. at the Heritage House in Carthage, Illinois.
She was born February 1, 1919 in Lomax, Illinois, the daughter of Harvey and Martha Luella Waterman Thompson. On August 10, 1940 she married Harold Patterson in Burlington, Iowa.
He preceded her in death on June 16, 1999.
Edna lived in the Dallas City area all of her life. She graduated from Dallas City High School and was a member of the Dallas City First Christian Church. She was also a member of the quilting club and worked as a bookkeeper for her husband’s business, Patterson Auto Salvage.
She is survived by two sons, Lane Patterson of Tucson, Arizona and Randy (Lynette) Patterson of Bushnell, Illinois, one daughter, Lori Patterson of Belgrade, Montana, seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, two daughters, Karen Sue Patterson and Sherry Sparrow, five brothers and one sister.
Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, January 2, 2010 at Banks & Beals Funeral Home in Dallas City with James Oliver officiating. Burial will be in the Durham Cemetery, Durham, IL. The family will meet with friends from noon until time of services Saturday, at the funeral home. A memorial fund has been established for the Blessing Hospice of Hancock County. Send a condolence here.