Mrs. Mildred Louise Bozeman Patterson

July 29, 1926 - January 13, 2021

Mrs. Mildred Louise Bozeman Patterson, 94 of Scooterville, went home to be with her Lord on Wednesday, January 13, 2021. The graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, January 15, 2021 at the Salem Baptist Church Cemetery in Tift County. The Rev. Grady Morey will officiate. Social distancing and masks are requested. Mrs. Patterson was born on July 29, 1926 in Worth County, to the late John Ira and Valeria Sutton Bozeman. She had lived in Worth County all of her life. In addition to helping her husband on the farms, she was a homemaker. Mrs. Patterson enjoyed working in her yards, playing cards, and spending time with her family and friends, especially her grand and great grandchildren. She was a member of New Hope Baptist Church of Scooterville all her life where she was active until the last years. Survivors include her children, Faye Slappey (Edward), Sandra Canady (Lonnie), Charles Patterson (Lorietta) all of Worth County, and Linda Whittington (Mickey) of Jesup, Georgia and a daughter-in-law, Jeri Patterson of Worth County; 15 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren, and 2 great great grandchildren; sisters, Shirley Wright and Gracie Lucas. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Patterson was preceded in death by her husband, George Washington Patterson on January 19, 1993; sons, Mack Patterson on August 05, 2018 and Winiford Patterson on June 11, 2014; daughter-in-law, Debbie Patterson on April 24, 2014; sister, Myrtle Bozeman Patterson, brothers, Neil Bozeman, Ellis Bozeman, Leonard Bozeman, Fred Bozeman and Jackie Bozeman. The family will receive friends on Friday from 1:30 PM until the service hour at the Salem Baptist Church Cemetery in Tift County. Please sign our online guest registry at www.banksfh.com. Banks Funeral Home in Sylvester is in charge of arrangements.