Charles Leroy Patterson Obituary 
Republican Courier, Thursday March 25 1945.

Blanchard Township Farmer 60 Expires. Final rites Saturday.
Charles Leroy Patterson 60, farmer, died at 3:45 P.M. yesterday
at his farm in Blanchard Township. He had been in Ill Health for
2 years and in serious condition the past six weeks. Born March
28 1887 in Hardin County, he was a son of David and Rachel
(Curtis) Patterson. On Sept 19 1907 he married Anna Elizabeth
Wilson, and she survives. Also surviving are four daughters, Mrs
Wilma Downing, Benton Ridge; Mrs Ora Woolley, Rawson; Mrs
Alverda Dunson, Kenton; and Mrs Helen Carpenter, Findlay; four
sons, Eugene, Benton Ridge; Merle and Wilbur, Findlay; John
Patterson at home; a sister, Mrs Jessie Botkins, Lima; one
brother, Fred Patterson, Manchester, Mich; a half brother, Allen
Shackelford, Muncie Ind; and 24 grandchildren five children and
several brothers and sisters preceded him in death. Mr Patterson
was a member of the Benton Ridge E.U.B. church where funeral
services will be held at 1:30 PM 24 Saturday with Rev E.T.
Shepard officiating. Interment will be in the Norman Cemetery,
southwest of Kenton, Ohio. The body was taken to the Coldren
Funeral home where it will remain until time for services. 

Note: by John Patterson 
In early April of 1928, Charles and family had moved to Michigan
to work in the Onion Fields, they stayed at John Stars Farm in
Bridgewater, My Aunt vertie racalls the trip. She said that her
sister Helen and her rode in the truck owned by Tad Williamson,
and Charles and Annie followed in there Model T with Merle and
Elmer, My Dad was born in the following month of May 8 1928,
They later moved to a Drigg's Farm Where Paul was born.