JIMMY DON PATTERSON, 91, died on March 5,
2023 in Manhattan, KS.
He was born on Dec. 6, 1931, in Ranger, TX, the
son of Elzo & Pearla (Choat) Patterson. Jimmy was
raised in Ranger, TX & was a graduate from Ranger
High School in the Class of 1950. He attended
Ranger Jr. College before joining the U.S. Navy
serving in the Korean War aboard the USS Boxer
aircraft carrier. Following the war, he attended
Odessa College for two years. He worked as a
terminal manager for Mid-America Pipeline.
He married Karen Brantley in June of 1957. They
made their home in Lincoln, NE, before moving to
Clay Center in 1960.
He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers,
Gary Patterson (RHS-1955) and Bill Patterson (RHS-
1951).
Survivors: son: Kelley Patterson, Odessa, TX; daughter:
Shawna and husband Bobby Fisher, McPherson, KS; son:
Barry and wife Lesa Patterson, Wamego, KS; sister;
Barbara Patterson Fullingim (RHS-1958), OK; brother:
Mike Patterson, San Antonio, TX; sister: Lana Chambers,
Lubbock, TX; 4 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.