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Beverly Sue (Osborn) & William Boyd "Bill" Patterson
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 © R Burnett |
Beverly Sue Patterson, daughter of Doyal and Maxine (Bennett) Osborn, was born May 12, 1947 in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma and departed this life surrounded by loved ones on January 20, 2019 in Stilwell, Oklahoma at the age of 71 years, 8 months and 8 days.
Beverly’s parents moved to Stilwell in 1948 to make their home where they were blessed to raise two children; Beverly and John Doyal (JD). Beverly accepted Christ as her personal Saviour and was baptized in the Stilwell First Baptist Church. She was always serving at church by teaching Sunday school, VBS, youth leader, served on various committees and played the organ for 37 years.
Beverly married Bill Patterson on December 2, 1966 and to this union three daughters were born; Susan Hope, Julie Faith and Elizabeth Charity. Her children were blessed by how she taught them to love the Lord, never give up, tell people about Jesus, forgive, work hard, pray and have faith, journal and be thankful for answered prayer, always speak highly of your husband, make your home a haven, teach your children the Word of God, practice what you preach, don’t let the world in your home to destroy it, count your blessings, keep a good name, be in church, respect everyone, smile and greet people, be an influence for the Lord, and use your talents for God.
Beverly received her Bachelor of Arts in Education in 1968 and Masters in English in 1980, both from Northeastern State University. She worked at Stilwell Public Schools for 30 years where she held many positions; including Language Specialist and Secondary Language Arts Teacher specifically Speech and English. Mrs. P had many students who excelled at speech competitions. She truly had a great love for helping children succeed and it did not go unnoticed because she received Teacher of the Year three times and Adair County Teacher of the Year.
She enjoyed family vacations, cooking, gardening especially pumpkins and sunflowers, sewing, raising chickens and goats. She also enjoyed attending craft shows with Bill and they had a candle shop called “Expressions of Love” where they enjoyed time together.
Beverly was reunited with those who preceded her in death that she loved so dearly including her parents; Maxine Bennett Osborn Schroeder and Doyal Osborn, stepfather; Bill Schroeder, brother; John Doyal Osborn and sons-in- law; Danny Isaacs and Tony Bradley.
She is survived by a very loving husband of over 52 years; Bill of the home, Susan Hope Bradley of Oklahoma City, Julie Faith Stewart and husband Tim of Siloam Springs, Ark., and Elizabeth Isaacs of Stilwell, grandchildren; Rachael Megli of Tahlequah, Aaron Patterson and wife Melinda of Oklahoma CIty, Haley, Jordan and Josh Stewart of Siloam Springs, Ark., Lauren, Ashley, Luke, and Ryan Isaacs of Stilwell, several other relatives, church family and many friends also survive her.
Funeral services were held, Wednesday, January 23, 2019 in the Park Hill Baptist Church with Bro. John Lee officiating.
Interment followed in the Stilwell
City Cemetery under the Direction of Roberts/Reed-Culver.
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Obit for William
Aug 11, 1946 - Oct 23, 2019
 © R Burnett |
©The
Stilwell Democrat Journal
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
Submitted by Jan Grooms
William Boyd (Bill) Patterson was born August 11, 1946, at Stilwell, Oklahoma to Boyd and Virginia Patterson, and departed this life October 23,2019. He accepted Jesus Christ as his Savior at the age of twelve and was baptized in the First Baptist Church in Stilwell.
He dated Beverly Osborn during high school and college. He graduated Stilwell High School in 1964, then attended Northeastern State College in Tahlequah. Bill was the captain of the high school football team and Beverly was a cheerleader. He would get up before school and deliver the Tulsa World. One summer, he worked in Kansas on a farm and treasured those memories of working the wheat harvest He loved driving those tractors. He served as a member of the Army National Guard. He and Beverly became engaged. Their wedding was planned for December 2, 1966 at the First Baptist Church. He was in basic training and was scheduled to be relieved in November but because of the Vietnam War he was held until December 20, thankfully. He got a three day pass and the wedding went on as planned even though he missed the rehearsal.
He had a special love for music. He and his wife enjoyed going to southern gospel concerts. Sometimes at home he would play the guitar and she played the organ. They always like to play “Mansion Over The Hilltop.”
He was a multi-talented man. One who didn’t want to draw attention to himself. He was always gracious and humble and a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, and friend. He could fix anything. It was a challenge to him when he couldn’t figure out how something worked. He would think about it and finally get it fixed. Danny Isaacs, his son-in-law, would always say “Call Bill” when anything wasn’t working.
He loved to fish and hunt in his early years. He had an antelope mounted that he killed in Wyoming and was always so proud of it He loved to travel with his family as 17 of them went to many places in the US.
He was a builder who took pride in doing things right He was fair and kind to others. He always had a compassion for people; he didn’t like it when people wouldn’t work to care for their families. He would never ask for anything. His nature and character would not let him.
He especially enjoyed studying Bible Prophecy and always looked forward for Jesus coming again. One night, after he came home after his stroke that left him unable to walk and difficult for him to speak clearly, he sang “Rock of Ages” perfectly. Any time a song would play, he would sing. He was in a lot of pain, but God blessed his family by giving more time with him.
He and Beverly have three daughters; Susan Hope, Julie Faith, and Elizabeth Charity. He loved those girls. He gave to them and they gave to him. He didn’t miss any of their activities whether it be music, sports, or leadership and made sure they went to church as a family.
Bill loved to farm. He always had a few cows, chickens, hogs, and a mule. The family worked together and raised Shawnee blackberries. The rows were beautiful. He was always meticulous and made things pretty. He enjoyed hard work. He always had a huge garden.
He had been a supervisor at the DHS and a manager and supervisor for the Employment Service.
He had heart surgery in 1998 and began doing arts and crafts. He made candles that smelled so good. He and Beverly would set-up at arts and crafts shows. The repeat customers would say “Oh there is the candle lady”.
Before Bill had the stroke on June 15, 2015, he and Beverly managed the cafe at the Stilwell Livestock Auction. He was a good cook and was always there to help his kids- this time Danny and Elizabeth Isaacs.
He is survived by his three daughters; Susan Bradley, Julie Stewart and husband Tim, Elizabeth Isaacs;
as well as grandchildren Rachael, Aaron and wife Melinda, Haley, Jordan, and Joshua Stewart, Lauren, Ashley, Luke, and Ryan Isaacs.
He was preceded-in death by his wife Beverly Patterson, his parents Boyd and Virginia Patterson, sister Francis Hewin, in-laws Bill and Maxine Schroeder and JD Osborn, sons-in-law Danny Isaacs and Tony Bradley.
Funeral services were held at 10 am on Friday, October 25, 2019 at Roberts/Reed-Culver Chapel, Stilwell, OK with Bro. John Lee officiating.
Interment followed at Stilwell City
Cemetery, Stilwell, OK under the direction of Roberts/Reed-Culver Funeral Home.
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