Richard Lincoln Patton

On April 11, 2015, Richard Lincoln Patton, age 70, passed peacefully from this life into the loving arms of Jesus, his Lord and Savior, at his home in Saucier with his wife by his side. His death came after ten and a half years of courageously battling a terminal lung disease. A life-long resident of Saucier, Richard was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and friend who will be lovingly remembered and greatly missed by all. Richard was born in Gulfport, MS on January 21, 1945, the eighth of ten children, to Virgil Dalco and Beatrice Scarborough Patton. Having grown up on a working farm, Richard quickly learned the value of hard work which successfully equipped him for a very diverse occupational journey. He worked for a time for the U.S. Forestry Service fighting and preventing forest fires, as a boat captain in the off-shore oil industry, as owner/operator of his own OTR truck, as a truck driver/heavy equipment operator for various earth moving companies and finally for the Harrison County Road Department where he retired when his health became disabling. He was preceded in death by his parents, their first child (unnamed Baby Boy); sisters, Elizabeth Patton and Crystal Patton Daniels LaBauve, and brothers Cleveland Patton and Delmer Patton. He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Deborah Palmer Patton of Saucier; daughter, Tina Patton Shaw of Saucier; son, Christopher Dalco Patton of Saucier; grandchildren, Blaine (Kayla) Rood, Cheyenne Shaw, Christopher Dalco Patton, Jr., Zane Patton, and Taylor (Tina) Morton; great-grandchildren, Nataleigh Rood and Gracie Morton; sisters, Mary Louise Patton House, Eleanor Jay Tubbs, and Rosalee (Phil) Pearcey; brother, Roy Clifford (Verlean) Patton; a multitude of nieces and nephews, and his four-legged children, Roscoe and Tinkerbell. The Funeral Service will be held at the O’Neal Road Chapel of Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at 3:00 pm. Friends may visit from 2:00 pm until service time. Burial will follow at Saucier Cemetery. With heartfelt gratitude the family would like to extend a special thank you to Dr. Jay Segarra, Pulmonologist, and his staff at Memorial Physicians Clinic; Dr. Joseph Graham, Oncology Radiologist and his staff at Memorial Hospital Cancer Center; and Debra Thomas, RN and the staff of Deaconess Hospice for the enduring care, compassion and dedication in helping him live his life to the fullest.