| Show Veteran Rancher Legislator Posses Passes Away following Surgery George Gcorge Patterson 75 veteran Southeastern Utah livestock livestock live lve- stock man and former for passed away at am a.m. Monday Nov 19 at the fhe Dr I. I W. W Allen Allet hospital after atter undergoing undergoing undergoing un un- un- un emergency surgery a afew afew few tew days prior to his death Mr Patterson had lived in In Utah since the turn of the century cen cen- century tury turF and played an active part partin in the early earI cattle history of Grand and San Juan counties Mr Patterson volunteered his services s in the U U. S. S Army Anny durIng during during dur dur- ing World War I I. I and served for the duration of that gle After Atter the armistice was sign ed ed he married Miss Edna Penfield Penfield Penfield Pen- Pen field in Moab and they have resided here since For many years Mr Patterson Patter Patter- son was associated in th the cattIe cattle cattle cat cat- tle tIe raising Industry with other pioneer livestock producers They ran cattle on the desert near Moab and carved their names carnes on the pages of history las Ins as battled to maintain their herds on the primitive lands Later Mr lr Patterson ran cattle at Lisbon Valley until his retirement a few years precedIng preceding pre pro ceding his death Mr Petterson Patterson was also prominent prominent pro pro- in early uranium history history history his his- tory in the area mining in the I I w wL L fA V GEORGE O. O PATTERSON I Lisbon area hills for years precedIng preceding pre pro ceding the historic Ml VIda boom Mom He tIe contributed much to Grand county serving for several several several sev sev- eral terms as county commissioner commissioner commis commis- stoner two t terms as State Representative and for many years ears as a member of the Grazing board boord George Patterson was born Oct 6 1886 at Pottsville Texas to Thomas II H and Eldora El El- dora Bell Hoover Patterson He had six sisters and four brothers b bro bra three of whom survive On November 25 25 1922 he was married to Miss Edna Pen Fen field at Moab Three children were born to this union all sur lIe He died Monday November 19 1962 1902 at the Dr I I. W. W Allen In Moab from complications JI c ons following major sur sur- gery Surviving are his wife Edna daughters Mrs Mary Reid of Reno Rena Nev and Mrs Ruth Marshall of Hacienda Heights California a son Tom of Moab 1 and nd ten grandchildren Also surviving surviving surviving sur sur- are two sisters Mrs Nellie Millwee 1 of Amarillo Texas and Mrs Eldora Ann Patterson of El EI Paso Texas and one cue brother Grady ratter Patter sun of Naturita Colorado Funeral services were held heW at art 12 2 pm p.m. Wednesday Nov 21 at ati atthe atthe i the Moab oab LD chapel und under I rite the direction of oZ R Rev v. v Howard Mi irison son and Rev Vernon Kendall Kendall Ken gun dall dali Burial was In Sunset Memorial ial lal cemetery under the d direction dir e too of the Turner Funeral home I The fan family Jy requested ted that in Ip ile lieu of flowers friend contribute contri contri- I bute bLUe to the G. G O. O Patterson Memorial l t I fund d t I to purchase hase equipment for fir the Dr D. I. I W. W V. V Allen l hospital pital Anyone wishing ng to contribute should i contact Mrs Ald Alden n N Newell u |
