Obituaries:  E. M. Patrick, Sabine Parish       P-362
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Mar 26, 1997
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net




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E. M. Patrick (Photo)

  Funeral services for E. M. Patrick, retired Many businessman,
and descendant of some of the earliest pioneers in Sabine Parish,
were held Saturday, March 22, at 10 a.m., at the Many First
Baptist Church.

  Officiating at the services were the Rev. William H. Rose, and
Dr. Kelly Fitzgerald, both former pastors. Interment was in the
Many Cemetery, under the direction of the Warren Meadows Funeral
Home.

  Pallbearers were Tim Fluitt, Jason Fluitt, Robert Hendrick,
Bruce Gandy, Allen Rials, Bobby Derrick, Norman Booker Jr., and
Ray Pass Jr.

  Serving as honorary pallbearers were W. R. Miller, I. D.
Bostian, Walter Thomas, Dr. Liang S. Oey, Hubert Andries, Hubert
Patrick, W. E. "Boots" Hayes.

  The family has requested that any memorials be made to the Many
First Baptist Church, the McDade Hospitality House, 1925
Warrington Place, Shreveport, or to a charity of the donor's
choice.

  Mr. Patrick died Wednesday, March 19, following a brief illness.
He was 82.

  Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Myrtle Elizabeth Gandy
Patrick; one daughter, Jean Elizabeth Patrick Hendrick of Lawton,
Okla.; and her children, Robert Addison Hendrick of Moore, Okla.,
and Elizabeth Stewart Hendrick of Charlottesville, Virginia; and
one son, Douglas Morgan Patrick and wife Deanne of Many; and
their sons, Steven Timothy Fluitt of Hornbeck, and Jason Daniel
Fluitt of Monroe. Also surviving are two great grandchildren,
Nikki Renee Fluitt, and Patrick Steven Fluitt of Hornbeck.

  Mr. Patrick was preceded in death by three brothers, Glen
Patrick, Robert Patrick, and Rollie Patrick; and two sisters,
Mattie Lee Pass, and Faye Alford.

  Born in Many, on Dec. 21, 1914, he was one of five children born
to Robert Lee Patrick, and Mattie Lee Parrott. His maternal
ancestors, early Sabine pioneers, received a Spanish Land Grant
in the late 1700's in this area.

  Raised in Many, he graduated from Rural Alliance School, before
joining the basketball team at Northwestern College in
Natchitoches. He later transferred to Louisiana State University
in Baton Rouge, where he studied entomology.

  After working as a salesman in the Insecticide Division of
Sherwin-Williams, Mr. Patrick returned to Many, and opened Sabine
Seed and Feed. He expanded into the wholesale grocery business,
creating Patrick Wholesale, and then founded Patrick-Miller
Tractor Company, with W. R. Miller. Today, Patrick's son, Doug,
owns and operates the business.

  During his career, he also owned a cattle farm, where he
maintained a herd of registered Angus. Following retirement from
the business world in 1973, Mr. Patrick continued in cattle
farming.

  A respected businessman, he was one of the original members of
the Sabine River Authority, which initiated the partnership
between Louisiana and Texas, to dam up the Sabine River, and
create Toledo Bend Reservoir.

  He was also a charter member of the Sabine Parish Chamber of
Commerce, and served on the Sabine Parish School Board.

  A member of the First Baptist Church of Many, he served on the
Building Committee of the present sanctuary, and at one time
taught a Men's Sunday School class.