Arizona Obituary and Death Notice Archive - Page 104
Date: Friday, 6 March 2015, at 7:57 p.m.

Richard A. 'Pat' Patterson
Former Verde Valley Man of the Year Richard Atwood Patterson died Feb. 18, 2000.
He was born May 5, 1924 in Carey, Idaho the son of James Wilford Patterson and Jenny Atwood Patterson.
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Mr. Patterson was a World War II veteran serving with the U.S. Navy.
A resident of Cottonwood since 1947, he was a rancher and owner of Cottonwood Feed and Seed.
Active in his community, Mr. Patterson served as a member of the Mingus Union High School Board for 20 years. He was instrumental in getting the land donated for the current campus.
Mr. Patterson served as president and board member of the Verde Valley Fair Association and as a member of the Rural Electric Association. He helped establish electric services to South Cottonwood, Bridgeport, Camp Verde and Sedona.
Along with his wife Eudora, Mr. Patterson was responsible for bringing Cub Scouting to the Verde Valley with continual service to the Boy Scouts of America for 40 years. He was the recipient of the organization's highest council award, the Silver Beaver.
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As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints he served as branch president and as bishop in the Verde valley area. He also served in the stake presidency of the Prescott and Camp Verde Stakes and as a missionary with his wife in Western Australia.
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Survivors include his wife Eudora; a sister, Ella Hilverda; his children, Richard Atwood Patterson Jr., Vicki Jo Anderson, Jack E. Poland, Mary Carol Fullerton, Fred Everett Patterson, Princess Karen Patterson, Ted Tenney Patterson; 27 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.
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Richard "Pat" Patterson was loved as a husband, father and a friend to all. He was an honest man who always did for others what they couldn't do for themselves.
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A public viewing for Mr. Patterson will take place Saturday, 12:30-1:30 p.m., at Mingus Union High School.
The funeral will follow at 2 p.m. in the Mingus auditorium.