Vera Kathleen "Kat" Patterson

Vera Kathleen (Saint) Patterson, age 88, passed away peacefully August 25, 2013. She was born in Lawrence Co, Alabama in 1925 and had been a resident of Biloxi since 1947. Kat was a member of the Order of Eastern Star for many years and a club mother for numerous activities her children were in. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Biloxi. She is preceded in death by her daughter, Susie Patterson, her parents and brothers. Kat is survived by her loving husband of 70 years, A.H. “Lank” Patterson; daughter, Delane P. (Butch) Demoruelle; son, State Representative Randall H. Patterson (Vickie); sister, Delois Necaise (Roger); 6 grandchildren, Denise (Scott) Brown, Dack (Lisa) Demoruelle, Dr. Janine (Jim) Fox, Dirk Demoruelle, Grant Patterson and Randi Patterson; 5 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Special Thanks to her caregivers Biloxi Regional Medical Center (Dr. David McClendon, Jr.), the staff at Heaven’s Harbor Personal Care Home and Shirley Merkison. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 27, 2013 at the Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford-O’Keefe. Funeral Services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 28, 2013 at the Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford-O’Keefe. Burial will follow in Biloxi City Cemetery.