Charles Patterson, 87, passed away Tuesday, September 14, 2021, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Attala in Kosciusko.
Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. on Friday, Sep. 17, at Culpepper Funeral Home in Kosciusko. Funeral services are at 11 a.m. at Culpepper Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Tabernacle Cemetery in Ethel.
Charles is survived by his three daughters, Cindy Rials (Donnie), Debra Hilson and Sharon Burchfield (Randy); his two sisters, Jean Lancaster (Edward) and Peggy Jackson (Hugh); his brother, Danny Patterson (Bonnie); six grandchildren, Christopher Skeen (Vickie), Amy Thompson (Josh), Pamela R. Wilder, Daniel Rials (Jordan), Wendy Thomas and Dr. Charlie Burchfield (Amanda); 12 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great grandchildren. Charles is also survived by his friend and companion, Zanice Jenkins, and three very special people in his life, Sherry Holloway, Anita Horne and Jimmy Cockroft.
Charles was a member of Kosciusko First United Methodist Church and owner of Patterson Lumber and Home Center. He moved to Kosciusko in 1967 to work for Scarborough Building Supply. Over the years he worked with Scarborough Building Supply, Discount Paneling and finally Patterson Lumber and Home Center.
When he was active, he was very involved with his Church, EL Therrell Sunday School Class, the Passion Play, The Wild Bunch, he was a member of Kosciusko Lions Club where he was Past President and Past District Governor and a Melvin Jones Fellow Recipient, Gideon’s, Mississippi Home Builders Association and Mississippi Builder Dealers Association.
Charles was preceded in death by his parents, Charlie Rayford and Burdette Stoker Patterson; and his wife, Bettie Reynolds Patterson.
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