Obituaries

Magdalene Patterson

LaFAYETTE Magdalene Bridges Patterson, 91, died Wednesday, March 6, 2013.Magdalene was a longtime member of The Second Baptist Church.Preceded in death by husband, Howard Patterson Sr.; son, Howard Lee Patterson Jr.; grandsons, Todd Benjamin Patterson and Thomas David Cochran; parents, Charles Homer and Bessie Gardner Bridges; sister, Myrtle Burgess; and brother, Douglas Bridges.Survived by daughters, Lana Patterson Oaks, of Atlanta, and Sherry Patterson Henderson, of LaFayette; sister, Mildred Mitchell, of LaFayette; seven grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews also survive.Graveside service at 4 p.m. Friday in LaFayette Memory Gardens. Service conducted by Rev. Mike Petterson.Family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. today.The arrangements are by Wallis-Wilbanks Funeral Home, LaFayette.

Published March 7, 2013

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