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Submitted: 5/31/16 • Approved: 6/14/16 • Last Updated: 4/15/18 • R792280-G0-S3
1 May 1917 Steele, Pemiscot, MO
24 May 1996 Ridgely, Lake, TN
Mr. Ralph Lee Patterson, 79, died Friday, May 24, 1996, at Royal Care Nursing Home in Ridgely, Tenn.
Born in Steele, Mo. on May 1, 1917, he was a son of the late James Franklin Patterson and Ruth Gray Patterson.
Mr. Patterson attended school at Steele and graduated from the Steele High School.
Owner of Pat's Pizza in Memphis, Tenn., he was a member of the Leila Scott Lodge #289 Scottish Rite in Memphis.
Mr. Patterson leaves one sister, Thelma Hastings, of Steele.
Graveside services for Mr. Patterson were held at 3:00 p.m. Monday, May 27, 1996, at the Mt. Zion Cemetery in Steele with Rev. Michael Funderburk officiating.
H.S. Smith Funeral Home of Caruthersville, Mo. was in charge of services.
Steele Enterprise - Steele, Missouri - May 30, 1996
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