TITLE: Mary Alive Patterson

SOURCE:  Keowee Courier

SUBMITTED BY:  Debbie Kellogg 

FORMATTED BY:  Kim Grissom, Jun 2003

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PATTERSON, Mary Alive
Mrs. Mary Alive Patterson, wife of Mr. John A Patterson, died at their 
home in Eastminster on Bibb Street August 25th from a lingering 
illness of dropsy and other complications. She was reared in Oconee, 
but spent a portion of her life in Anderson, where her husband was 
employed several years. She was born as Alice Cole October 7, 1872, 
the daughter of N.P. and Betty Cole, late residents of Cross Roads 
community and she was a granddaughter of the late Mrs. William Bearden,
generally known as "Granny" Bearden, who lived to be 103 years old. 
Her survivors, in addition to her husband include three sisters, Mrs. 
Columbus Patterson, Mrs. Frances Grant, and Mrs. R.L. Patterson, all 
of Westminster, and a brother, J.H. Cole, of Anderson. As a devoted 
Christion and a good neighbor, a large number mourn the death of Mrs. 
Patterson and extend sympathy to the bereaved husband, sisters and 
brother. Her body was buried in the earle's Grove Baptist church 
cemetery on Friday August 27th the services being in charge of Rev. 
M.J. Stansell and Rev. Ernest Sorrells. Nephews served as pallbearers 
and nieces as flower girls. Tugaloo Tribune, Westminster, Oconee Co,
SC Thurs. Sept. 9, 1943 Contributed by: Debbie Kellogg 
dbkkellogg@yahoo.com 

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