Buford Patterson of Lutts, TN was born August 3, 1941 in Lutts, TN, the son of the late Mack and Ethel Holt Patterson. He was united in marriage to Nancy Ann Schirm on December 14, 1996. Mr. Patterson was retired from Collinwood Manufacturing.
Mr. Patterson departed this life on Friday, December 6, 2013 at Maury Regional Hospital in Columbia, Tennessee at the age of 72 Years, 4 Months, 3 Days.
He is survived by his wife, Nancy Ann Patterson of Lutts, TN; a son, Roy Copeland Sr. of Lutts, TN; two daughters, Jodi Strombeck of Mishawaka, IN, Angela Copeland of Lutts, TN; grandchildren, Jacob Bates, Arrie Grennell, Daniel Strombeck, Roy Copeland, Jr., Adam Copeland, and Joshua Copeland; two sisters, Doris Ann Patterson of Waynesboro, TN, Betty Jo Hicks of Sparta, MO; nieces and nephews.
Services will be Monday, December 9, 2013 at 1:00 PM at Shackelford Funeral Directors Chapel, Collinwood, Tennessee, with Greg Eaton and Mike Andrews officiating. Burial will follow in the Mt. Hope Cemetery, Lutts, Tennessee with Shackelford Funeral Directors, Wayne County, directing.
Pallbearers will be Roy Copeland, Jr., Adam Copeland, Floyd (Red) Risner, Joshua Copeland, Shannon Petty, and Jason Bevis.
Visitation will be Sunday, December 8, 2013 from 6 pm to 9 pm and Monday, December 9, 2013 from 9 am until service time at the funeral home.