Jerrold Clifford (Cliff) Patterson

Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Jerrold Clifford (Cliff) Patterson, age 79, of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019, at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. He was born on Sept. 21, 1939, in Kirksville, Mo., the son of Reece Jerrold and Ruth Margaret (Reynolds) Patterson. Cliff married Nancy Jo Smith on Dec. 13, 1958, in her parents’ home in Lawrence, Kan. He worked for Hallmark Cards, Ennis Business Forms and Ward-Kraft as well as being an owner/ operator of the Otasco store in Ava, Mo. Cliff enjoyed flying, sailing, fishing, woodworking and riding his motorcycle. He was active in the Mercy Hospital Auxiliary and the ROMEO Riders motorcycle club until pulmonary fibrosis ended these involvements. At the time of his passing, Cliff attended Diamond Community Church in rural Fort Scott.

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