Cecil Thurston Patton

Rev. Cecil Thurston Patton, 87, of Cave-in-Rock, Ill., passed away surrounded by his devoted family on December 2, 2018 at the Baptist Health in Paducah, Ky.   Cecil was born on May 6, 1931 in Cave-in-Rock, the son of the late Lawrence Thurston and Ula (Reed) Patton.  He married Van Marie Hall on December 2, 1955, he passed on their sixty-third anniversary.  Cecil was a faithful member of the Leamington Community Church.  He was a proud Army veteran of the Korean Conflict and member of the National Rifle Assn.  Cecil is survived by his loving wife, Van Marie Patton of Cave-in-Rock; two sons, Dennis Patton of Franklin, Tenn., Danny and Linda Patton of Cave-in-Rock; two brothers, Garcia and Thelma Patton of Xenia, Ohio, Billy Patton of Benton, Ky.; one sister, Ethna and Bill Joyce of Alton; six grandchildren; and six great grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers and four sisters.  Visitation for Cecil will be held on Thursday, December 6th from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Leamington Community Church near Equality.  Funeral service will be held the next day at the church, Friday, December 7th at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Lee Fricker, Rev. Arthur Austin Jr., and Rev. Marshall Glover officiating the service.  Burial will be at Cave Hill Cemetery near Cave-in-Rock.  Donations in Cecil’s memory may be made to the Leamington Community Church, Cave Hill Cemetery, or the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation.