Helena DeKay Patman's Obituary
GRAVESIDE SERVICES – 5:00 pm Saturday, August 1, 2015 in Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon with Rev. Bobby Ellerbrook, officiating. INTERMENT – Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon. ARRANGEMENTS - Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon. Helena was born April 20, 1922 in McAlester, Oklahoma to Marshall and Janetta Townsend. She married William “Bill” Patman on July 20, 1952 in Phillips, Texas. She worked as a chemist for Phillips Petroleum in Borger, before moving to Venezuela for 7 years with the love of her life Bill. They returned in 1959, to settle in Louisiana where she spent the remainder of her life. She was an Angel as most people referred to her. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY – her parents; her brother; and 3 sisters. SURVIVORS – her husband, Bill Patman of Mandeville, LA; a son, Larry Patman and wife Tracy of Pass Christian, MS; a daughter, Lisa Patman Kelly and husband Kevin of Orlando,FL; and 2 grandchildren. MEMORIALS- The family request memorials be sent to the ASPCA.
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