Ross County OhArchives Obituaries.....Patt, Mary Ellen (Sprinkle) (Cokonougher) December 17, 1999 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ralph Cokonougher rcokon@hotmail.com March 17, 2006, 5:57 pm From the 22 Dec. 1999 "Record Courier" of Gardnerville, Nevada: Mary Ellen Patt, 75, died on Dec. 17 at her Gardnerville home. She was born on July 6, 1924, in Bainbridge, Ohio, to Floyd and Julia Newland Sprinkle. She graduated from Bainbridge High School, attended Northwestern University, Oklahoma State University, The Pratt Institute, University of California at Los Angeles, Santa Monica College and Western Nevada Community College. She served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and retired as a budget analyst with Hughes Helicopters in 1982. She also served as Senate Recording Clerk for the Nevada State Legislature during sessions. Mrs. Patt was a member of Ocean Park Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star in Santa Monica, Calif., Sierra Club, National Rifle Association, Audubon Society, Wilderness Society, North American Fishing Club, W.I.B.C., The Nature Conservancy, AARP and the American Legion. She loved hiking with Cindy, her golden retriever. Surviving Mrs. Patt are her daughters Julie Ann COKONOUGHER of Gardnerville and Sue Ellen Knabel of Virginia City and son Phillip A. Yoakum of Los Angeles; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Additional Comments: Mary Ellen was married previously to Elwood Cokonougher. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/ross/obits/patt294nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ohfiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb