Martha Grace Patterson, 81

Dechard resident and Coffee County native Martha Grace Patterson, 81, died Sept. 5 at her home.

She is survived by her husband, Alton Patterson; daughters and son-in-law, Eloise and Robert Henley, and Kay Henley, all of the Alto community; sons and daughters-in-law, Carlton and Sharon Patterson of Murfreesboro, David and Mickey Patterson of McMinnville, and Ray and Glenda Patterson of Pelham; brothers, Aaron and Maurice Bennett of Tullahoma; sister, Alverie Stamper of Tullahoma; 13 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

Services were held Tuesday at Watson-Gamble Funeral Home in Winchester with David McGee officiating. Burial followed at Providence Methodist Church Cemetery in Dechard.

Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Sept. 8, 2004