William David "Bill" Patton

William David “Bill” Patton, of Lewisville, Texas, was born, Wednesday, December 12, 1945 in Amarillo, Texas to Dr. David and Gladys Patton and died Tuesday, January 20, 2015 in Plano, Texas at the age of 69 years, one month and 8 days. Bill grew up in Amarillo. He attended and graduated from Texas Tech University in 1969 and moved to Dallas after college. Bill was in advertising sales and won many awards during his 46 years in the industry, including 3 prestigious Clio’s. His career included DDB Needham, Case Dunlap, Walraven, Patton Promotional Services, and Branding Resources. Bill enjoyed scuba diving and snow skiing. He loved to spend time at his lake house, playing with the grandchildren and teaching bible studies. Bill was a strong, courageous, loving and forgiving man, always trusting in the Lord. He married Sherry Thompson Payne on February 23, 1996. Bill is preceded in death by his parents and a nephew, Jonathan Carl Patton. He is survived by his wife, Sherry of the home; brothers, Markham Patton and his wife Brenda of Bells, Texas, Carl Patton and his partner George Baden of Alexandria, Virginia; stepsons, Jeff Payne of Lewisville, Texas, Jeremy Payne and his wife Jessica of Midlothian, Texas, Josh Payne of Austin, Texas; grandchildren, Austin Payne, Ashley Payne, Makala Burgess, Jordyn Payne and Logan Payne; niece, Melissa Flyger and her husband Dean and their children, Freddie and Suzanne of Bells, Texas; nephew, David Patton and his wife Tamara and their son, Andersen of Rapid City, South Dakota. The family will receive friends on Sunday, January 25, 2015 from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm at the Restland-Coppell Funeral Home, 400 Freeport Parkway, Coppell, Texas. Funeral services will be held Monday, January 26, 2014 at GracePoint Church, 590 South Denton Tap Road, Coppell, Texas, with Winston Curtis officiating. Burial will follow at the Rolling Oaks Memorial Cemetery, 400 Freeport Parkway, Coppell, Texas with Gene Coffey, Howard Fuerst, Ronnie Williams, Len Bussey, Jim Walker and Matt Carnes serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Don Hodges, George Parr, Gary Raines and Ben Jarboe. A reception will be held in the foyer of the Restland-Coppell Funeral Home following the services in the cemetery. The family has requested that memorial contributions in memory of Bill Patton be directed to the MDS Foundation at www.mds-foundation.org/donate/. Arrangements are entrusted to the caring staff of Restland-Coppell Funeral Home, 400 Freeport Parkway, Coppell, Texas 75019, (972) 745-1638, www.restlandcoppell.com. Bill’s family would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to all of the devoted friends who so abundantly supported Bill and Sherry during the past few months in so many loving ways.