Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Patterson, Bessie (Stiles) 1979 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sandy Heintzelman sheintz@iserv.net January 2, 2010, 1:17 pm Ionia Sentinel, 22 & 25 Aug 1979 Ionia – Bessie Patterson, 65, of 702 N. Jefferson St., died Saturday at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids. She was born Sept. 25, 1919, in Ionia County, the daughter of Jesse and Annah J. (DeLaVergne) Stiles. She was married April 21, 1934 in Ionia to William T. Patterson who preceded her in death on July 5, 1979. Mrs. Patterson was employed by the Chrysler Trim Plant for 20 years before retiring in 1975. She was also a member of the UAW of Chrysler. Survivors include one son, Keith Patterson, of Ionia; one brother, Howard Stiles, Ionia; three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Myers-Roetman Funeral Home with Rev. George Douma officiating. Burial will be in the Tuttle Cemetery. The family will meet friends and relatives Monday from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. ---- Ionia – Funeral services for Bessie Patterson were conducted at 2 p.m. from the Myers-Roetman Funeral Home with the Rev. George Douma officiating. Burial was in Tuttle Cemetery. Pallbearers were Craig and Tim Patterson, Jesse Frost, Charles Stiles, James Page, William Maynard and A. W. Stalter. Following graveside services, a luncheon was served at the First Presbyterian Church by ladies of the church. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/p/patterso2034nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb