Beverly Patterson
October 08, 1930 — April 10, 2024
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Beverly Jean Patterson, 93, was born October 8, 1930 to Charles and Dorothy (Smith) Meacham in Des Moines. She passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at Prairie Vista Village in Altoona.
Beverly graduated from East High School in 1948 and married Harold “George” Patterson, Jr. on May 28, 1950 at Rising Sun Church of Christ. They were married 65 years and had five children. She was a life long member of Rising Sun Church of Christ and served her church family in many roles during her active years
Beverly is survived by her children, Chuck (Sandra) Patterson, Chris (Jeff) Brown, Joe (Carol) Patterson and John Patterson; 15 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; sister, Fran (Bob) Miller; sister-in-law, Cherry Mott; son-in-law, Garold Henry; and many other loving relatives and many special friends.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, George; daughter, Sherry Henry; siblings, MaryAnn Dannen, Laura Lee Brady, and Michael Meacham.
The family will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 18, 2024 at Hamilton’s Altoona Funeral Home, 105 4th St. SW. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Friday, April 19, 2024 at Rising Sun Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to Rising Sun Church of Christ in loving memory of Beverly.
The family would like to express a heartfelt thank you to the staff of Prairie Vista Village and Suncrest Hospice for their compassionate care they provided to Beverly this past year.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.
Rowena Perry Beck Arnold
04/17/2024
I loved you very much when we could be together at Pleasant Hill School, and I am sorry for your loss.
Gary and Lisa McAninch
04/13/2024
To the family of Bev Patterson,
We are so sorry to hear of your sweet Moms passing. I have such fond memories of your family sitting in the row ahead of my family in church every Sunday. You all became life long friends. Your Mom and Dad were members at church that did so much behind the scenes that we maybe never even knew about. God knew. I had Bev for a teacher in Sunday school. Her attention to detail with creating maps to teach us about the journey of Christ and the order of events, learning about each relevant city were great. I have vivid memories of this still to date. I do feel bad about a few Sundays because we all would giggle when it was Steve Crockers turn to read he would make up words like call The city of tartar sauce instead of Tarsus ! He was a quick wit and made up names to make us laugh. Bev was a very critical thinker and teacher and I could tell she spent much time preparing our class time. But Steve made Bev laugh on several occasions. She had the sweetest smile, and would laugh along with us, still keeping control of our class. I know she will be missed. I’m so happy that she is now in heaven with George and the rest of her loved ones. God Bless and keep you all now, You will all be in our prayers, Love from, Gary and Lisa McAninch