Melvern - RD "Pat" Patterson, 95, departed this life peacefully on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, at the Brookside Retirement Community in Overbrook, Kansas.

RD and his twin sister, Norma Dee were born on the family farm in rural Melvern, Kansas on December 20, 1927, to Verlin and Miriam (Criss) Patterson. His parents and his five siblings preceded him in death.

RD spent most of his life in the Melvern community. He graduated in 1945 from Melvern Rural School and married his high school sweetheart, Norma Nadine Arb on August 3, 1949, in Lyndon, Kansas. She passed away on January 29, 2020. They were married for 70 years. To
this union, two sons were born, Jim and Bill.

Shortly after they were married, RD and Norma moved to Saxman, Kansas. RD worked at a salt mine plant in Lyons, Kansas for two years before they moved back to Melvern. In 1951, RD got drafted into the armed services and was assigned to the Marine Corps and served at Camp
Pendleton and 29 Palms both in California. RD was honorably discharged in December 1953.

In 1955, RD and Norma bought the Melvern Insurance and Real Estate business and renamed it the Patterson Insurance/Real Estate Agency. RD operated the business which they owned until 1969. Soon after, RD began working as a field representative for Kansas Mutual. After a few
years he decided to work for Upland Mutual as field representative/adjustor. He traveled throughout the State of Kansas visiting agencies and appointing new agents with this job. He retired from Upland Mutual in 1992. Upon retiring, he enjoyed morning coffee with his Melvern friends, gardening, working at the family house, tending the farms around Melvern that he and Norma owned as well as being grandpa and having the opportunity to watch the grandchildren grow up while taking part in their activities.

During his lifetime in the Melvern community, he was very civic oriented. He was the mayor of Melvern in the late 1960's, participated in the Melvern Community Pride organization, the American Legion Post #317, and served on the Osage County Zoning Board, in addition to many
other organizations.

RD is survived by his two sons, Jim Patterson, Ottawa, Bill (Judy) Patterson, Lyndon; three grandsons, Jason (Malissa) Krause, Melvern, Trent (Jordan) Patterson, Tampa, Florida and Ryan (Katie) Patterson, Springdale, Arkansas; and four great grandsons Mason Krause, Olathe,
Raylen Krause, Melvern, Caleb Patterson and Randall Patterson, Springdale, Arkansas.

Funeral services for RD will be at 10:30am on Monday, December 4 at the Feltner Funeral Chapel in Lyndon. Burial will be in the Melvern Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2:00 to 4:00pm on Sunday, at the funeral chapel. Memorial contributions in memory of RD may be made to the Melvern Community Center, sent in care of Feltner Funeral Home, 818 Topeka Avenue, Lyndon, KS 66451.