Marj graduated in 1948 from Monmouth, Illinois High School and later graduated in 1953 from Burlington Illinois Nursing School in Iowa. She worked as an RN in multiple states and loved caring for her patients and they adored her and her loving care and excellent nursing expertise.

Marj married Donald "Don" LeRoy Patterson at the Navy Base Chapel in Pensacola Florida where Don was stationed during the Korean War on 10/23/1953.  He had his Bachelor Degree from Monmouth College, an additional Bachelor Degree in Education from Western Illinois University and his MS Degree in Earth Science from the University of South Dakota.

Marj and Don were blessed with 4 children Linda/Michael Meacham, Steven Patterson, Jeff/Sharon Patterson and Mark/Krystal Patterson.  Linda has her BA and is a retired Corporate Recruiter and her husband Michael is a retired Global Inventory Manager; Steven was in the Air Force and was a former student of Steven Austin University and was a Geological Draftsman; Jeff has his MS Degree and is a retired Geologist and Corporate Business Executive while his wife Sharon is also a Geologist and a prominent Research Scientist for Shell Oil. Mark has his BS Degree and is a Corporate Controller in NC for a major paper mill and his degreed wife Krystal Patterson is a HR Specialist in NC.

In addition to the 8 special Grandchildren Marj and Don also have 9 beautiful Great Grandchildren. All the grandchildren and great grandchildren called her "Nana" and they adored her and she was so proud of every single one of her kids, grandkids and great grandkids!  We were all the joys of her life!

Marj was an excellent cook and baker and spoiled everyone with her culinary delights!  She loved family and family times together the most most favorite of any thing in her life.  She was extremely intelligent and a Straight A student her whole life.  Her biggest accomplishment was giving her children lots of love and the best educational opportunities available.  We are all soaring with success and love due to our beautiful and loving mother Marjorie Louise Patterson.

She was one of many Covid victims this year and due to that the funeral will be small and limited to immediate family.

Your thoughts and prayers are very much appreciated and we know she is now young and beautiful again in Heaven.

Funeral services will be at Klein Funeral Home at their Champion Location at Klein Funeral Home.  She will be buried later at the VA National Cemetery in Houston.  There will be no gravesite services.  Due to Covid the services are limited to immediate family but she wanted flowers and they would need to be delivered the day before the service on 9/7/2020.  She also loved her church family at the Heritage Bible Church at 302 East Broadway in Monmouth, IL 61462  and they are trying to restore the building so any donations to this church would also be greatly appreciated.  Thank you to everyone for your love and support of our mother Marjorie "Marj" Patterson.