Marguerite Bozeman Pattison Obituary

The service will be conducted by her pastor, Rev. Tony Haefs of Gillionville Baptist Church, Albany, and Rev. Nathan Godley of Porterfield Memorial United Methodist Church, Albany. She was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Richard Thomas "Pat" Pattison, on November 23, 1992.Mrs. Pattison was born on June 2, 1913, in Thomas County, Georgia, to the late Alice Grant Bozeman and Charles Bozeman. Having grown up in Mitchell County, she graduated from Pelham High School in 1932, moved to Albany and on November 24, 1934, married R. T. Pattison. She had lived in Albany until 1999 when she then became a resident of the Camilla Retirement Village, Camilla, Georgia.A very talented woman, Mrs. Pattison accomplished anything she undertook. During WW1I she and her husband owned and operated a dairy and poultry farm. Teaching herself to sew, she was an extraordinary seamstress, a bookkeeper and retired from the City of Albany's Tax Department with 25 years of serviceShe was a member of Gillionville Baptist Church, Order of the Eastern Star, Chapter #450 and Crepe Myrtle Chapter #163, Shrine Club Auxiliary, Scottish Rite Auxiliary, various garden clubs, XYZ Club, Forget-Me-Not Club, Golden Key Club and numerous other organizations through the years. She taught Sunday school for over thirty years.A most loving mother and grandmother, she is survived by a son, John Thomas "Tommy" Pattison and his wife, Betty; a daughter, Sara Pattison Dunn and her husband, Henry; four grandchildren: Beth P. Lofton (Kent), Kim P. Wild (Ken), Devin L. Dunn (Regina), Dena D. Barkley (Kevin); seven great-grandchildren: Mary and Sara Lofton, Emily Wild, Hank and Cannon Dunn, Pace and Coleman Barkley; a niece, Dorothy Johnson Dixon: nephews, Rex Hamilton, Allen Hamilton and Gordon Johnson. Her extended family, staff members of the Camilla Retirement Village, were very dear to her. She was also very appreciative of the care given to her by Barbara Gloria, RN, and other hospice nurses.Visitation with the family will be held after the graveside service is concluded.Those desiring may make memorials to Gillionville Baptist Church, Building Fund, 4614 Gillionville Road, Albany, Georgia 31721, Albany Community Hospice, P.O. Box 1828, Albany, GA 3170, or a favorite charity.

Marguerite Bozeman Pattison Obituary

June 2, 1913 - October 18, 2006