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Name Martha Cordelia Patterson
Birth Date 8 Jan 1930
Birth Place Sevier County, Tennessee, United States of America
Death Date 23 Jun 2021
Death Place Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America
Cemetery Berry Highland Memorial Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America
Has Bio? Y
Spouse Sam C Patterson
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/229067571/martha-cordelia-patterson
Memorial ID 229067571
Knoxville - Martha Cordelia Hodges Patterson, age 91, of Knoxville went home to Jesus, Wednesday, June 23, 2021. Martha was born in Sevier County on January 8, 1930 to the late Thomas S. Hodges and Nellie Manes Hodges. She was the youngest with seven older brothers. She graduated from Young High School in 1948 and from Draughon Business College. She retired from Overnite Transportation Company as a Customer Service Representative.
Martha was married to the love of her life, Sam Patterson, for 59 years. She was a member of Third Creek Baptist Church for 65 years and in the Eastern Star for over 50 years. She is predeceased by her husband, Sam, brothers, Theodore, Hubert, Winfred, Cecil, Paul and Wiley Hodges and son-in-law, Dr. M.G. Evans, Jr.
She leaves to cherish her memory Kathleen (William) Bilbow, Kimberly Patterson (David Bryant), Katherine Evans, Anna Grayson (Ben) Cooper, Ray Hodges, Charlotte Hodges and numerous extended family and friends.
The family will receive friends at 1:00pm, Friday, June 25, 2021 at Berry Highland Memorial, 5315 Kingston Pike with a funeral service to follow at 2:00pm and an interment at Berry Highland Memorial Cemetery at 3:00pm.
Friends and family may share condolences at www.berryhighlandmemorial.com
Please make donations to The Leukemia And Lymphoma Society, PO Box 51426, Knoxville, Tennessee 37950
https://events.lls.org/pages/tnk/honoringmartha
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Published by Knoxville News Sentinel from Jun. 24 to Jul. 4, 2021.
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