PATTON, Roger C.
PATTON, LYON, SHEARER, KOCH
Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 12/18/2013 at 16:14:13
Globe Gazette
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
June 16, 1998Obituary - Roger C. Patton
December 20, 1903 ~ June 14, 1998MASON CITY — Roger C. Patton, 94, of 600 E. Fifth St., formerly of Mason City, died June 14, 1998, at the Heather Manor in Des Moines.
Memorial services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 8, 1998, at First Congregational United Church of Christ, 100 First St. N.W., in Mason City. Burial was in the Hamilton's Crematory, Des Moines.
Memorials may be given to the First Congregational United Church of Christ in his memory.
Roger C. Patton was born Dec. 20, 1903, in Mason City, Iowa, to William Lincoln "W.L." and Anna (Lyon) Patton.
He was united in marriage to Helen Louise VanSickle on May 10, 1934, in Mason City.
He spent his entire life in Mason City, except for the last five years. He was in insurance and was the owner of the W.L. Patton Company in Mason City.
He loved taking pictures. He loved to travel. He had a passion for playing volleyball at the YMCA and did so until he was 88 years old. One of his greatest joys in life was sailing with his sons.
He was a life member of the YMCA in Mason City and a member of Kiwanis in Mason City.
He is survived by a son, William B. Patton, of West Des Moines; two grandsons, Scott A. Patton, of West Des Moines, and David L. Patton and his wife, Leeann, of Aurelia; one step grandson, Shawn Shearer of Phoenix, Ariz.; and one step grand daughter, Heidi Koch, of Solon; one great-granddaughter, Lexie, of Aurelia; and two step great-grandchildren, Tyler and Nicholas, of Phoenix, Ariz.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Helen; one son, Richard Patton; and two brothers, Bradford and Willis.
Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, December of 2013
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