Loyd Leon Patterson

Census

Census Year	Name	Age	Location	Place of Birth	Education or Employment
1940	Loyd L. Patterson	19	3403 Gordon St, Precinct #1, Greenville City, Hunt county, Texas	born in Texas	Ice Puller for Ice Manufacturing Company, lived same place in 1935

1939ish. Loyd Patterson graduating.

World War II Enlistment Record

Loyd L. Patterson enlists for one year 25 Nov 1940 at Majors Field, Greenville, Texas, United States. He is a white citizen born in 1920 in Texas with 4 years of high school experience. Occupation is Semiskilled mechanics and repairmen, motor vehicles. Single without dependents. Rank Private; Branch Corps of Engineers; Component National Guard.

"United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMF4-1RF : accessed 20 September 2015), Loyd L Patterson, enlisted 25 Nov 1940, Majors Field, Greenville, Texas, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

1940ish. Loyd Patterson in his military uniform.

1943ish. Francis and Patsy Patterson.

1944ish. Loyd, Francis, and Patsy Patterson family portrait. An alternative scan here.

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

From the records of Evelyn Botts, given to me circa 2000

Note on transcript: Loyd L. Patterson, believed dead 24 hours before found.

Funeral services for Loyd L. "Pat" Patterson of Greenville will be at 2 p.m. today in the chapel of Coker-Mathews Funeral Home with Rev. Vernell Nelson officiating. Burial will be in Donelton Cemetery.

Mr. Patterson died Wednesday afternoon at his residence.

He was born Dec. 20, 1920 in Lone Oak to Tommy A. and Lena Adair Patterson. He married Janet Headrick in 1967 in Orange. During World War II he was a sergeant in the U. S. Army, serving in the European campaign with the 36th Armored Division. He was awarded the Bronze Star, Oak Leaf Cluster, Silver Star and Purple Heart. He was a music store owner and piano technician and a member of First Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife; his mother, of Emory; a son, Rick Patterson of Dallas; a stepson, Mark Cooper Gaspard of Houston; three daughters, Jana Patterson of Kirbyville, Linda Patterson of Waco and Patsy Buckheit of Houston; five stepdaughters, Jimmie Nell Hearick of Houston, Judy King of Spurgef, Candy Zacharias of Gotebo, Okla., Lottie Lincycomb and Gigi Oswalt, both of Commerce; four brothers, Jerral Patterson of Greenville, Avon Patterson of Lone Oak, Cotton Patterson of Rockport and Johnny Patterson of Duncanville; 12 grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be nephews. Honorary pallbearers will be Frank Routh, Buster West and Zeke Passons.