Patricia Ann Bowen Patterson

Patricia Ann Bowen Patterson, 75, passed away Oct. 2, 2016, at Scott & White hospital in Temple.  

Patricia graduated from Yoe High School in 1959.   

She devoted her early life to rearing her siblings - Jerald, Larry, Lynda, Janice, and David Bowen. ,Pat eventually moved to Cleveland, Ohio, where she married Harry “Bud” Patterson. Pat began her family in Cleveland, but eventually settled and opened a home day care business in Tempe, Ariz. She devoted her life to her family and friends and the many children that she cared for. 

She was known for her quick wit, humor, compassion, love of music, fierce independence, and devotion to her loved ones. 

She is preceded in death by her two sons, Timothy Sean Patterson and Daniel Patrick Patterson.  

She is survived by her husband, two brothers, two sisters, and many nieces and nephews who mourn her loss.