Mr. Ralph Alexander Patterson Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Ralph A. Patterson, age 88, of Houston, Harris County, Texas, passed away on September 7, 2018 at the Regency Village Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Home, 409 W. Green, Webster, Texas, 77598. He was born on February 25, 1930 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas to the late Virgil and Carlene Patterson. Ralph received an undergraduate degree in Business Administration from Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas (1952), and a Master of Business Administration, with an emphasis in personnel and industrial relations, from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California (1962). His military service in the United States Air Force was 1952-1956. Ralph was a member of Bible Way Fellowship Baptist Church where he served in various ministries of leadership since 1980, including: teaching, evangelism, and finances. His professional experience included working for two Major Aerospace Companies and a Vocational Guidance Service. He retired from the City of Houston Public Library as the Human Resources Manager in 2000. Ralph was preceded in death by his beloved daughter, Sylvia Jean Patterson on April 16, 2017 (Chicago, Illinois). His wife, Gwendolyn Patterson (Kentucky), survives him. Ralph will be dearly missed by five nieces, two nephews, and a host of other close relatives and friends. The funeral services will be held at Bible Way Fellowship Baptist Church located at 10120 Hartsook Street, Houston, Texas, 77034, on Saturday, September 22, 2018. The visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. and the service at 11:00 a.m. The final resting place for Ralph A. Patterson will be Grantville Cemetery in Grantville, Kansas. Cards and condolences for the family of Ralph A. Patterson may be mailed to Bible Way Fellowship Baptist Church.

Mr. Ralph Alexander Patterson

February 25, 1930 - September 7, 2018

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