01/08/2024
SK Basil Victor Patterson, Sr., 82, of Hixson, passed away on Monday, January 8, 2024, in a local hospital.
Basil was a graduate of DEMBA Trade School, Guyana, and received his master’s degree from Howard University after migrating. He was a member of the Chattanooga St. Jude Catholic Church’s Knights of Columbus.
Basil was preceded in death by his parents, Godwin and Sumintra Patterson; wife, Margie Patterson; brothers, Ivan, Thomas, and Donald Patterson.
Survivors include his son, Basil Victor Patterson; grandchildren, Michael, Anthony, and Jamie Patterson; great-grandson, Jeremyah Williams; brothers, Godfrey (Joyce) Patterson and Patrick (Yvette) Patterson; sisters, Greta Lord (Guyana), Patricia Ramcharran (Canada), and Celeste Patterson-Ross (Washington, DC); special niece, Carolyn Patterson, and many other nieces; nephews; cousins; other relatives; special friend, Denise Fisher, and other friends.
Basil will lie in state on Friday, Jan. 19, from 12:30-2 p.m. at Taylor Funeral Home.
He will lie in state at St. Jude Catholic Church from 3-5 p.m. with the funeral service to follow at 5 p.m.
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