Rev. Alvin Patton

1918 - 2014  (96 years)

• Name	Alvin Patton
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	28 Apr 1918	Monroe County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 5, Monroe County, Tennessee   [1]
  Died	31 Jul 2014  [2]
  Buried	3 Aug 2014	Liberty Baptist Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I381565	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Nov 2014

  
  

  Father	Alfred B. Patton,   b. 30 Jul 1890, Tennessee ,   d. 9 Jan 1985  (Age 94 years)
  Mother	Abbie Millsaps,   b. 6 Mar 1894, Tennessee ,   d. 22 May 1987  (Age 93 years)
  Family ID	F125063	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Bessie Cline,   b. 11 Nov 1921, Monroe County, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Sep 2007  (Age 85 years)
  Married	24 Mar 1938
  Children	1. Richard Patton,   b. Abt 1939, Tennessee  (Age ~ 85 years)   2. Luella Patton,   b. 18 May 1940,   d. 24 Mar 1947  (Age 6 years)   3. Olbin Patton,   b. 18 Jun 1941,   d. 16 Jul 1941  (Age 0 years)   4. Harold Patton,   d. Bef 4 Sep 2007   5. Bernice Patton   6. Linda Patton   7. Calvin Patton
  Family ID	F150718	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 28 Apr 1918 - Monroe County, Tennessee Buried - 3 Aug 2014 - Liberty Baptist Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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  [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Alvin Patton Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 5, Monroe, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 22 Marital Status: Married Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Relationship to Head of Household: Head Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1918 Last Place of Residence: Rural, Monroe, Tennessee Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Alvin Patton Head M 22 Tennessee Bessie Patton Wife F 19 Tennessee Richard Patton Son M 1 Tennessee James Patton Brother M 20 Tennessee Bertha Patton Sister-in-law F 17 Tennessee Clemer Patton Nephew M 0 Tennessee [S52] Miller Funeral Home, (http://www.millerfuneralhome.org), 31 Jul 2014. (April 28, 1918 - July 31, 2014) Rev. Alvin Patton was born in Monroe County in 1918. On March 24, 1938, he married the love of his life, Bessie Cline. They became parents to seven children. Alvin accepted the call to preach the gospel in August of 1938. That began a journey of commitment by Alvin and Bessie to win souls for the Lord. On July 31, 2014 Alvin passed to his heavenly home at the age of 96. He was a member of Liberty Missionary Baptist Church where he served as pastor for 20 years. He was a minister of God’s gospel for 76 years. He was the pastor of nine different churches in Blount, Monroe and Loudon counties. He preached revivals in 48 churches. Preacher Patton proclaimed God’s Salvation Plan to thousands of people. He saw hundreds of people accept Christ as Savior. He had the joy of baptizing hundreds of believers. No matter where he went, he witnessed to others and encouraged them to continue in their Christian life. Most of his prayers ended with this request: “Above all, Lord, please help me to be faithful to the end.” There is no doubt in anyone’s mind that Preacher Patton surely remained faithful to the end. Preceded in death by his wife of 69 ½ years, Bessie Cline Patton; children, Harold, Luella and Olbin; parents, Alfred and Abbie Patton; his wife’s parents, Willie and Cara Cline; brothers, Arvil Patton, Harley Patton and Harvey Patton; sister, Alta Eggers and son in law, Winston Carroll. Survivors include his daughters and sons in law, Bernice and V.J. Long and Linda and Ed Griffing all of Maryville; sons and daughters in law, Richard and Pat Patton of Ball Play and Calvin and Nancy Patton of Maryville; grandchildren, Stephanie and Ron Mills, Dwight Carroll, Shelda and Jeff Truelove, Jeff and Leah Patton and Whitney and Kurt Lindau; great grandchildren, Sarah Beth, Rachel, Amanda and Chris, Olivia, Eain, Orin, Elle and Molly; great great grandchildren, Winston, Darren, and Bryson; siblings, Ada Filben, James Patton, John Patton, Frank and Ruby Patton, Glen and Brenda Patton, Rose Brown and Charles and Ola Mae Patton; step grandchildren, Robert and Cynthia Long, Donnie and Victoria Bible, William and Jody Long, Jon and Betty Humphrey, Trey Griffing, Todd and Niki Norman and Corey Norman; step great grandchildren, Dana, Sam, Shawn, Allyson and J.D., Madison, Morgan, and Lilly; step great great grandchildren, Rachel, Lilly, Josh and Jackson and a host of nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Gideons International, Blount County South Camp, P.O. Box 4035, Maryville TN 37802-4035 or to Hope for Today Cancer Support Group Inc., P.O. Box 421, Alcoa TN 37701-0421. Funeral Service will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday, August 3, 2014 at Springview Baptist Church, with Brother Ben Ward and Brother Jeff Patton officiating, interment to follow at Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Patton will lie in state from 2:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. at Springview Baptist Church. The family will receive friends from 3:00 PM until 7:00 PM Saturday, August 2, 2014 at Springview Baptist Church. Arrangements are with Miller Funeral Home, Maryville. (865) 982-6041 www.millerfuneralhome.com [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 133609509).