OBIT: William Thomas PATTON, 1948, Tyrone, Blair County, PA

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W. T. Patton, Tyrone Meat Packer, Dies

  William Thomas Patton, aged 70, owner of the Patton Meat Packing company, 
Tyrone, died of a heart attack at 8.10 o'clock last night at the office of 
Justice of Peace Emanuel E. Rodgers at 27 West Eleventh street, Tyrone, Deputy 
Coroner Edgar G. Walls said.
  Mr. Patton, who resided at 104 East Tenth street, Tyrone, had gone to Justice 
Rodgers' office as a visitor and had been there only a few minutes when he 
suffered the fatal attack.
  Born in Port Matilda Sept. 30, 1877, he was the son of William T. and Rachel 
Jane (Hamler) Patton. He married Maggie Reese, who preceded him in death.
  A daughter, Mrs. Veta Williams of Tyrone, survives. A son, Roy, who was 
associated with him in business, died three years ago and a daughter, Hazel, 
died in infancy. Two grandchildren, Mrs. Hazel Gearhart of Clearfield and Samuel 
Patton, stationed with the armed forces at Fort Dix, N.J., who are the children 
of the late Roy Patton, and one great-grandchild, Roy Gearhart, also survive. 
One grandson, William T. Williams, was killed during the war while crossing from 
India to China.
  Mr. Patton started the Patton Meat Packing company in Tyrone in 1929 and 
retired about a year ago. He was a member of the Baptist church of Tyrone and 
the Elks.
  Friends will be received at the Fuoss & Glass funeral home, Tyrone.

Altoona Mirror, Saturday, July 3, 1948, page 14