Obits:  Patrick, Housten
Magoffin County, Kentucky
Sept  2006
Submitted by ; Diane Montgomery Parsons
                          magoffin_co@yahoo.com
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 Housten Patrick was the son of Evelyn Rice Patrick and Green Patrick,
being the first child in a family of four. He was born Sept. 16,1955
and passed from this life March 8, 1947, at the age of 91 yrs, 5 months
and 22 days.

In 1876, at the age of 21 he was married to Rebecca Patton who
preceeded him in death seven years ago. To this union eleven
children were born - five boys and six girls. Bill, Charlie, and
Frank Patrick of Bradley. Mrs. Howard Adams, McGuffy, Ohio,
Mrs. Patrick Power, Mansfield, Ohio, Mrs. Eddie Willis,
Wenatchee, Washington, Mrs. Spencer West, Calettsburg, KY,
and Mrs. Homer Arnett, Kern. Harry and Nan Patrick, deceased.

Uncle Housten, as he was affectionally called by his neighbors
and friends, was a farmer by nature and earned his living by
tilling the soil until several years ago when he was stricken
with ill health. He has always been a peaceable, quiet and trust-
worthy neighbor, always enjoying the friendly converstations
of his neighbors when they would call to visit with him.

Uncle Housten used to be a daily reader of the bible until
he became mentally incapacitated. For the past few years of his life
 he spent many hours singing which we attribute to the peace
 and happiness that was in his heart. Although he never united
with any church, we feel that being absent from us he is present with 
his saviour. The writer of this obituary heard Uncle Housten say
during the last few days of his illness as he reached his hand
toward heaven. "It will be better after awhile". To those of you
who mourn be comforted by this thought that he is now
resting in peace away from the cares and hardships of this
world, and at the dawn of the resurrection he will rise with
all the saints to meet his saviour: and here as he looks
in to the eyes of a merciful Christ we will be admonished
to enter in and inherit the home that has been prepared
for him.

He will be missed by lots of relatives and many many
neighbors and friends.


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