Bert Patterson

TAMMS, Ill. -- Bert Patterson, 72, of Tamms died Saturday, July 15, 2007, at his home.

He was born June 12, 1935, in Germantown, Tenn., son of Robert and Lecey Carter Patterson.

Patterson was a farm laborer.

Survivors include his wife, Anna (Davis) Patterson, of Tamms; four sons, David Patterson of Perryville, Mo., Thomas Patterson of Dongola, Ill., Bobby Patterson of Mounds, Ill., and Kenneth Patterson of Tamms; six daughters, Debbie Rigoby of Starksville, Miss., Barbara Swan of Cheyenne, Wyo., Sueann Tellor of Tamms, Ann McInnes and Linda McAlcine, both of Leonardtown, Md., and Tonya Patterson of Elksville, Ill.; a sister, Elizabeth Harvell of Tamms; three brothers, Fred Baker of Caraway, Ark., Pete Timbs of Millington, Tenn., and Elton Timbs of Atlanta; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, a daughter and a sister.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Jones Funeral Home in Tamms. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Clark Short officiating. Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery, near Dongola.