Marjoret Lena Adair

Census

Census Year	Name	Age	Location	Place of Birth	Education or Employment
1910	Lena Adair	8	Precinct #7, Hopkins county, Texas	born in Texas, parents born in Texas	attends school
1920	Lena Patterson	18	Precinct #8 Part East MK & TRR, Hunt county, Texas	born in Texas, parents born in Texas
1940	Maggie L. Patterson	38	3403 Gordon St, Precinct #1, Greenville City, Hunt county, Texas	born in Texas	lived same place in 1935

Photo

August 11, 1963. Five generations in one picture. Hosea George Adair is sitting beside his daughter Lena Adair Patterson. Behind them her son Lloyd Patterson, his daughter Patsy, and Patsy's baby held by Lena.

Obituary Transcription

Greenville Herald Banner, Saturday, February 22, 1997, Lena Patterson

Mrs. Lena Adair Patterson, 95 of Greenville died Friday in Green Acres Nursing Home, Emory. Funeral services will be Sunday at 4 p.m. in the Coker-Mathews Chapel with Rev. Robert Cook officiating. Burial will be in Donelton Cemetery.

Born in Hopkins county on Nov. 23, 1901, she was the daughter of Hosea George and Daisy Sue Williams Adair. She married Tommy A. Patterson in Greenville in 1920. Mrs. Patterson was a retired beautician and a member of Mineral Heights Baptist Church.

Survivors include four sons, Avon Patterson of Lone Oak, Jerral Patterson of Emory, Johnny D. Patterson of Duncanville and E. L. Patterson of Rockport; two brothers, Floyd Adair and Audrey Adair, both of Emory; 14 grandchildren; 20 great grandchildren and 14 great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband on Nov. 8, 1977; a son, Loyd Patterson; two brothers, two sisters; three grandsons and one great great grandson.

Pallbearers will be grandsons: Mark Patterson, Thomas Patterson, Randy Patterson, Ricky Patterson, Charlie Patterson and Jimmy Patterson. Honorary pallbearers will be J. P. Bowen, C. W. Hawley, Billy Ray Ishmael, Don Sprinkle, and Dwayne Patterson.

Visitation is today from 6 to 8 pm at the funeral home.