Thelma (Dickerson) Patton

Thelma L. Patton nee Dickerson, 92, of Xenia, Ohio, passed away at her home on Saturday, December 26th, 2020.   Born in 1928, Thelma grew up in Mason, Ohio and resided in Middletown, Ohio for most of her life.  She wed Garcia Patton, from central Illinois, in 1956.  She was a longtime member of the South Middletown Church of God, and most recently attended Creekside Christian Church in Jamestown, Ohio.  Her retirement years were spent fishing and enjoying the sunshine in Crescent City, Florida, and her later years in a home near her daughter, Gail Williamson, and her son-in-law, Dick Williamson of Xenia, Ohio.  There will be a graveside service for Thelma at the Central Cemetery near Elizabethtown, Illinois on Tuesday, December 29th at 10 a.m., where she will be interred near the graves of many members of the Patton family.  Those attending should go directly to the cemetery.  Due to Covid-19 social distancing and masks are required.  Vickery Funeral Chapel in Equality in charge of arrangements.