Tribute to Mrs. J. M. Patterson

God has seen fit to call from our midst a beloved sister in Christ, namely Mrs. J. M. Patterson. She was born Dec 8, 1854 in Washington county, Tenn, and died at her home in Carrollton May 29, 1920. Before her marriage she was Miss Phoebie Smith. She leaves a husband and five daughters and one son, namely; Mrs. Davis of Gunter, Mrs. Lee Sullen and Mrs. Roy Thomas of Denton, Mrs. W. W. McCoy, Miss Lennie Patterson and Oscar Patterson of Carrollton, and five grand-children and four great-grand-children, besides a host of other relatives and friends to mourn her death.
Mrs. Patterson became a member of the Baptist church while young and was always faithful to her church. Funeral services were held in the First Baptist church conducted by Rev. Cameron of Sherman, who was her pastor for several years. The floral offerings and large congregation testified of the love and esteem of this good woman. To know her was to love her and to the bereaved I would point you to the Savior who can comfort you in your bereavement, may He help you feel that she is not dead, but passed on to life everlasting. Although our hearts are saddened over her departure, yet we rejoice in the fact that the separation will not be long, four soon we too shall join her in that home where there is no sorrow nor death.
The remains were laid to rest in the Farmers Branch cemetery Sunday afternoon.

In low soft tones my mothers voice,
Comes to me in my dreams,
And sooths my sad and aching heart
The ache that sorrow brings.
It takes my back to childhood days,
When in my childish pride,
I though no one but mother,
Could be my help or guide.
To all my childhood woes and grief,
She bent a willing ear,
And never chided when displeased,
But wiped away each tear.
With touch so soft and gentle.
With voice so sweet and mild.
She taught me strength and courage.
When but a little child.
To meet lifes trials bravely,
To greet fate with a smile
And then in accents gravely,
She taught me that all guile,
Was clothed in robes of beauty.
To hide its heartless shame,
And tempt youth from its duty
To the blessed Lord who came.
And gave his life in meekness,
That men might be reclaimed,
These loving admonitions
Come to me as I dreamed.
}Of my loved and sainted mother
Who is now in Heaven at rest
God grant that I may meet her
In that dear land of the blest.
By one who Loved her.

Card of Thanks

We wish to express our greatest and sincere thanks to all our dear neighbors and friends who were so kind and faithful to us during the illness and death of our sweet wife and mother. May the richest blessings of God rest upon you is our earnest prayer.

-J. M. Patterson and Family

Carrollton Chronicle - Friday, June 4, 1920
Submitted by Edward Lynn Williams

PHEOBIE PATTERSON - DEC 8, 1853 - MAY 29, 1920
J M PATTERSON - MAR 10, 1853 - NOV 23, 1924

Keenan Cemetery, Farmers Branch, Dallas County, Texas