ANDERSON – Carol Ann Connor Patterson, 77, of Anderson, wife of Wayne E. Patterson, died Friday, May 14, 2010 at AnMed Health Medical Center.
Born September 14, 1932 in Anderson, she was the daughter of the late Loly Vinton “Pete” and Alma Reynolds Connor. She was a 1950 graduate of Girl’s High School and attended Carolina School of Commerce. Mrs. Patterson worked in the Abney Mills Cost Accounting Dept., later worked at Forrest College, and retired from AnMed Health Nursing Administration Office in 1996. She was a member of Eureka Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Wayne Patterson, of the home; daughter, Janelle B. Hembree of Anderson; son, Vinton Hembree and wife, Tammy of Anderson; three beautiful granddaughters, Ashley, Lauren, and Leslie Hembree; adopted daughter, Betty Jane “BJ” Tiller of Anderson; sister, Ceylon Keaton and husband, Joseph of Anderson; and two brothers, Mike Connor and wife, Judy, and Keith Connor and wife, Cheryl, all of Anderson.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Bonnie Sue Connor Adamson.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Sullivan-King Mortuary, Downtown Chapel. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Sunday at the mortuary, 401 North Main Street, Anderson. The family is at the residence.
Flowers are optional; memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, SC Chapter, 4124 Clemson Boulevard, Suite L, Anderson, SC 29621, or to Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, Church Street Station, P.O. Box 780, New York, NY 10008-0780, or the charity of choice.
SULLIVAN-KING MORTUARY, DOWNTOWN CHAPEL