Alberta M. Patrick (1928-2008)
Alberta M. Patrick, 79, of Ironton, Ohio, formerly of Ashland, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 6, 2008, in Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland surrounded by her loving family.
She was born Dec. 1, 1928, in Boyd County, Ky., the daughter of the late Harry Runyon and Junie Lewis Rucker. She was a member of Lawrence Street Baptist Church in Ironton. She was also preceded in death by her husband, John M. Patrick.
Survivors include four daughters, Carolyn Fernandez of Floyd, Va., Deborah (William) Russell of Nancy, Ky., Connie Castle of Ashland, Ky., and Dianna Marshall of South Point, Ohio; five sons, Larry Lykins and Andy (Pam) McDowell of Ashland, Bobby McDowell and William Patrick of Columbus, Ohio, and Timothy McDowell of Ironton; two sisters, Nancy Delawder of Perry Township, Ohio, and Alice Strump of Flatwoods, Ky.; 19 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today, May 8, 2008, at Miller Funeral Home in Ashland by the Rev. Charles Rice and Terry Collins. Burial will be in Golden Oaks Memorial Gardens.
Friends may call from noon to 2 p.m. today at the funeral home.