Lillian Patton

Lillian Violet Patton, of Joelton, passed away on Thursday, July 7, 2011. Mrs. Patton was born on April 1, 1939 to the late Dudley Taylor Childress and Pearl Felts Childress. She was also preceded in death by an infant son, Mark Patton; sisters, Mildred Holmes and Jean Gay; and brother, Charles Childress. Mrs. Patton is survived by her husband, Frank Patton; daughters, Pam (Jerry) Spence and Donna Patton; sons, Robert (Lois) Patton and Phillip (Amy) Patton; sisters, Dorothy Douglas, Wilma Hunley and Linda (James) Jones; grandchildren, Amanda (Lance) Schneider, Ashley Patton, Randy Patton, Joshua Patton, Mallory Patton and Malina (Wilson) Shannon; great grandchildren, Sarah Schneider, Addi Schneider, Eben Shannon, Cailie Chavez, Eli Shannon and Zoe Shannon. Funeral services will be at 11:30 the morning of Monday, July 11, 2011 in Dignity Hall at Woodlawn Roesch-Patton Funeral Home with Todd Elliott officiating. Placement to follow in Woodlawn Memorial Park. Serving as Pallbearers will be Robert Patton, Philip Patton, Randy Patton, Steve Holmes, Bobby Hunley and Kerry Douglas. Mrs. Patton was a school bus driver for many years with the Metro Nashville Davidson County School Board. In lieu of customary remembrances, donations may be made to the Autism Society of America Middle Tennessee Chapter, 955 Woodland Street, Nashville, TN 37206-3753. Family and friends will gather to remember Mrs. Patton from 4 o’clock till 8 o’clock the evening of Saturday, July 9 and from 2 o’clock till 6 o’clock the evening of Sunday, July 10, 2011 in the Dogwood Room at Woodlawn Roesch-Patton Funeral Home.