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Obituary:

Mr. Robert Newman "Bob" Patterson, 66, of Sarepta, LA passed away Thursday evening, May 15, 1997 at the Willis Knighton Bossier Health Center in Bossier City following a short illness.

Funeral services were held Sunday, May 18, 1997 at 2:00 p.m. at the New Sarepta Baptist Church with Rev. Marty Wright officiating. Burial was in the Old Sarepta Cemetery under the direction of Bailey Mortuary, Springhill, LA.

Mr. Patterson, a native of Bloomberg, TX and a resident of Sarpeta, was a member of the New Sarepta Baptist Church and was the retired owner and operator of Patterson Business Machines in Minden, LA after 29 years in business. He was a member of the Good Sam's Woodchoppers Club.

Survivors include his wife of 26 years, Mrs. Lena Crawford Patterson, of Sarepta, LA; three daughters, Deborah Ann Harding and her husband, James Russell Harding, of Springhill, LA, Lela Mae Hunter and her husband, Wayne Hunter, of Minden, LA, Robert Joyce Patterson of Sarepta, LA; one son, David Burroughs, Jr. and his wife, Carolyn of Haughton, LA; 8 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews.

Serving as pallbearers were Chad Mills, John Reeves, Darrold McAllister, Bill Carver, W.M. Wilson and Roy Spence. Honorary pallbearers were members of the Good Sam's Woodchoppers Club.

(Published in The Springhill Press on May 22, 1997)

Robert married Lena Vance Crawford 6 May 1971, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA. Lena (daughter of Lester Rhone Crawford and Agnes Lee Houston) was born 9 Sep 1931, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 15 Jul 2002, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 17 Jul 2002, Old Sarepta Cemetery - Sarepta, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]