Baird J. Patterson
Baird J. Patterson, age 94, of Okeechobee, Florida, and formerly of Fairchance, Pa., and Uniontown, Pa., died Friday, June 15, 2005.
He was born in Fairchance, Pa., on June 10, 1911, the son of Clarence B. and Anna E. Patterson.
He had been employed at United States Steel’s Union Supply stores before moving to West Palm Beach, Florida, in the early 1950’s. There, he worked for Montgomery Ward Department Store until 1961.
In 1965 he and his wife, Frances, moved to Okeechobee, Florida, where they opened a Ben Franklin Variety Store, which they operated until the late 1980’s.
While living in Okeechobee, Baird was active in the First Baptist Church and the Lions Club.
After becoming ill with Alzheimer’s disease in 1999, Baird was moved to Manor Care Health Services in West Palm Beach, Florida, where he resided until his death.
In addition to his parents, his wife, Frances, of 66 years, his brother, Edgar S. Patterson, and his sister, Mary Victor, preceded him in death.
Friends will be received in the STEPHEN R. HAKY FUNERAL HOME INC. AT SYLVAN HEIGHTS CEMETERY, A Dignity Memorial Provider, 603 North Gallatin Avenue Extension, Uniontown, Pa., on Wednesday, June 22, from 9 a.m. until 10 a.m. Service will begin at 10 a.m. with the Reverend Gerald Capan officiating.
Interment will follow in Saint Joseph’s Cemetery, Connellsville, Pa.
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