Obituary: Patton, Michael Ray

PATTON, Michael Ray

Following a lengthy illness, Michael Ray Patton, age 65, went home to be with our Lord on July 26, 2012.

Michael is survived by his wife, Patricia (Brown) of Cathedral City, CA; mother, Muriel Patton of Spokane; sisters Patricia (Dennis) Ferguson of Cedar Rapids, IA, Kathryn Patton of Spokane, brother Vincent Huff of Castro Valley, CA; children, Amanda (Christopher) Wilhelm of Shoreline, WA, Steven (Michelle) Patton of Seattle, WA., Sarah Hood of Moscow, ID; grandchildren, Pvt.

Dominic Patton, Natalie Wilhelm, Amelia Langshaw, Justin Wilhelm, Emily Patton, Joseph Hood, Lillian Ford and Hannah Steele; as well as his extended family; stepmother Mabrie Huff of Modesto, CA; sister-in-law Terri Brown of Spokane; stepchildren Briana (Rusty) Olesen of Spokane, Jesse Brown-Bryant (Brian Boespflug) of Rancho Mirage, CA; step granddaughter Abigail Olesen; and nephews Alexander Anderson of Des Moines, IA, Nicholas (Sue) of Princeton, NJ, Wade Anderson of Reno, NV, Kyle Anderson and sons of Tampa, FL, Reid Anderson of Cedar Rapids, IA.
A Military Honors Service will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, August 10, 2012 at the Eastern Washington State Veterans Cemetery, 21702 W Espanola Rd in Medical Lake, WA.

A reception will follow at the Mission Park Gazebo, Mission and Perry.