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Gaston “Pat” Patterson

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Birth	:	16 May 1922 Mississippi, USA
Death	:	17 Feb 2015 Louisiana, USA
Burial	:	Beech Grove Cemetery, Burr Ferry, Vernon Parish, USA
Coordinate	:	31.1674995, -93.4974976
Inscription	:	PFC US Army World War II
Description	:	Funeral services for Gaston "Pat" Patterson were held on Thursday, February 19, 2015 at the Beech Grove Congregational Methodist Church in Anacoco, La., Bro. Jonathan Glaesemann, Bro. Duane Roberts, and Bro. Rickey Kay officiated. Burial followed in Beech Grove Cemetery. Pat was a native of Mississippi and a World War II veteran having joined the United States Army with his nine fellow high school graduates. He served as a radio operator/machine gunner and drove a half-track vehicle while serving in the 10th Armored Division under General Omar Bradley and General George Patton through France, Belgium, and Germany. He was stationed at... Read More	Funeral services for Gaston "Pat" Patterson were held on Thursday, February 19, 2015 at the Beech Grove Congregational Methodist Church in Anacoco, La., Bro. Jonathan Glaesemann, Bro. Duane Roberts, and Bro. Rickey Kay officiated. Burial followed in Beech Grove Cemetery. Pat was a native of Mississippi and a World War II veteran having joined the United States Army with his nine fellow high school graduates. He served as a radio operator/machine gunner and drove a half-track vehicle while serving in the 10th Armored Division under General Omar Bradley and General George Patton through France, Belgium, and Germany. He was stationed at Bastogne, Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge. He and his classmates all returned safely. He was discharged from the Army at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. In 1946, he moved to Vernon Parish where he helped drill the first oil well in western Vernon parish. Pat met Mary Lea McElveen at Ellis Lewis’s Café on Third Street in Leesville. On August 19, 1949, Pat married the love of his life. They were married for 61 years until her death on May 8, 2010. He worked in the oilfield until 1960 when he started farming fulltime. In 1967, he began driving a school bus for the Vernon Parish School Boar. During this time, he served as president of the Vernon Parish School Bus Drivers' Association until his retirement in 1987. Pat was a member of White Park Church of Christ and a member of the 10th Armored Division Veterans Association of World War II. Preceding him in death were his wife Mary Lea McElveen Patterson; his parents William Harold and Alma Floy Patterson, and his eleven brothers and sisters. Survivors include his son of Anacoco, La., his two daughters and son-in-law; four grandchildren; and six great grandchildren. Services were under the care of Jeane's Funeral Service at 1200 E. Union St. Leesville, La.

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Gaston “Pat” Patterson's memorial is located at: Beech Grove Cemetery, Burr Ferry, Vernon Parish, USA.
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Gaston “Pat” Patterson death on 17 Feb 2015 in Louisiana, USA
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Latitude: 31.1674995
Longitude: -93.4974976

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Beech Grove Cemetery
Burr Ferry, Vernon Parish, USA
Coordinate: 31.1674995, -93.4974976

2. Good Hope Baptist Cemetery
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Coordinate: 31.2207832, -93.4632797

3. May Cemetery
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Coordinate: 31.1644000, -93.4246000

4. Weeks Cemetery
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Coordinate: 31.1644000, -93.4246000

5. Burr Ferry United Pentecostal Cemetery
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Coordinate: 31.0945600, -93.4925900

6. Haymon Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 31.1087800, -93.4358800

7. Lee Williams Cemetery
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Coordinate: 31.2452700, -93.4682900

8. Stephens Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 31.0995045, -93.4221344

9. Burr Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 31.0724130, -93.5112150

10. Williams Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 31.0722000, -93.5181000

11. Peavy Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 31.0699400, -93.4867000

12. Farris Cemetery
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Coordinate: 31.2535992, -93.4392014

13. Pisgah Cemetery
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Coordinate: 31.2569000, -93.5503000

14. Gale Cemetery
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Coordinate: 31.0611687, -93.4840393

15. Plunkaway Cemetery
Burr Ferry, Vernon Parish, USA
Coordinate: 31.0608006, -93.4835968

16. Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 31.1250000, -93.3807983

17. Moore Family Acres
Caney, Vernon Parish, USA
Coordinate: 31.1051807, -93.3922119

18. Smith Cemetery
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Coordinate: 31.1783009, -93.3656006

19. Kay Cemetery
Caney, Vernon Parish, USA
Coordinate: 31.1350002, -93.3683014

20. Irey Road Burial
Caney, Vernon Parish, USA
Coordinate: 31.0764240, -93.3961920

21. Holly Grove Cemetery
Anacoco, Vernon Parish, USA
Coordinate: 31.2285995, -93.3574982

22. Whitaker Burial Site
Vernon Parish, USA
Coordinate: 31.2693000, -93.3926000

23. Pine Hill Cemetery
Leesville, Vernon Parish, USA
Coordinate: 31.1569004, -93.3375015

24. Bennie Hill Cemetery
Anacoco, Vernon Parish, USA
Coordinate: 31.2580900, -93.3758300