Jean Marie Patterson

May 18, 1921 - September 17, 2019

Jean Marie Patterson,98, of Springdale passed away Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at Circle of Life Hospice in Springdale. She was born May 18, 1921 in Sioux City, Iowa. Jean was the daughter, and an only child, of Veronica Pessica. She grew up in Fort Dodge, Iowa and graduated from Sacred Heart Catholic High School. Within a year after graduation, determination and a desire for new experiences led her to a job in Texas where she and her best girlfriend shared an apartment. World War II presented her with another job opportunity, and she was off to San Francisco, California where she worked at a naval shipyard assembling radio parts for the naval planes. She loved her time in San Francisco. She finally met the love of her life, married, and her husband’s work brought them to Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Together they raised a family of four children and participated in many church and community activities. They remained there until 1992, at which time they sold their home, bought a motor home and began to travel. Jean enjoyed traveling and camping with her husband. Together they enjoyed many years as Winter Texans. She loved life, her family, and a good party. She never turned down an opportunity to dance! She was a wonderful wife and mother. She is missed by her family and many friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Patterson. Jean is survived by one son Carl Patterson and wife Jan of Pine Bluff; three daughters, Vicki Wilson and husband Roger of Springdale, Billie Jean Brown and husband Les of Allen, Texas, and Sandra Stratton and husband Clifton Holcomb of Farmington; eleven grandchildren, twenty-three great grandchildren and fifteen great great grandchildren. Memorial mass will be Monday, September 30, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Raphael Catholic Church with Rev. John Connell officiating. Burial will follow in Fayetteville National Cemetery, where she will be interred with her husband, a World War II Veteran. Memorials may be made to Circle of Life Hospice, 901 Jones Road, Springdale, Arkansas 72762. Online condolences may be left at www.siscofuneral.com