Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, February 27, 1994 TAG: 9402280140
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-2 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: COVINGTON LENGTH: Short
OBIT PATTON, EVELYN GRIFFITH
PATTON, Evelyn Griffith, 77, of Roanoke, formerly of Covington, died
Saturday, February 26, 1994, in a local hospital. She was a member of the
Wesley Fellowship Sunday School class and the Mary Apperson Circle of Greene
Memorial Methodist Church. Mrs. Patton belonged to local bridge clubs.
Surviving are her husband, O. H. (Pat) Patton; two sons and daughters-in-law,
Gerald and Donna Patton, Vinton, Don and Diane Patton, Roanoke; sister, Bonnie
Plymale, Clifton Forge; one brother, Raymond Griffith, Perry Hall, Md.; also
four grandchildren, Chad, Angela, Eric and Laura Patton; a special friend,
John Liu. Funeral services will be conducted from Greene Memorial United
Methodist Church 2 p.m. Monday, February 28, 1994, with Dr. Jerry O. Campbell
and the Rev. Walter M. Lockett and Dr. Bernard S. Via, Jr. officiating.
Entombment will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, the
family suggests memorial contributions be made to the memorial fund, Greene
Memorial United Methodist Church, P.O. 1305, Roanoke, Va. 24007-1305. The
family will receive friends at Oakey's North Chapel Sunday from 1 to 3 p.m.
and 7 to 9 p.m.
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