Shirley Patterson

Mrs. Shirley Capps Patterson, age 89, of Martin died Thursday, August 17, 2023, at The Villages of Murfreesboro in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Funeral service will be Monday, August 21, 2023, 10:00 A.M. at First Baptist Church in Martin with Dr. Mike Sams officiating.  Burial will follow in East Side Cemetery.  Visitation will be Sunday, August 20, 2023, 4:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. at Murphy Funeral Home, or after 9:00 A.M. at the church until funeral time at 10:00.

Mrs. Patterson was preceded in death by her husband, Duane "Pat" Patterson; her parents, Casey D. Capps and Susan Elizabeth Wash Capps.

She was retired from the Milan Arsenal and was a faithful member of First Baptist Church in Martin. 

She is survived by her son, Jeff (Lynda) Patterson of Cookeville, TN; two grandchildren, Sandy (Guy) Freeman of Christiana, TN and Stephanie (Kyler) Cline of Murfreesboro, TN; five great-grandchildren, Brice Thomas, Addison Baines, Kendall Cline, Carter Cline and Maverick Freeman; and her daughter-in-law, Tammy Patterson of Christiana, Tennessee; and two sisters, Patsy Dunn and Suzanne Bell, both of Martin TN.