Willie Ray Patton's Obituary
"...to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord." II Corinthians 5:8
Willie Ray Patton was born to the late Robert Patton and Alice (Patton) Expose on March 21, 1952
He was educated in Chipley, FL and Columbia, MS where he graduated from East Marion High School in
1970. He served 4 years in the United States Air Force.
He met and married Lubirda Ross. They were married for over thirty years. Their family relocated to
Texas; to this union was born 2 children. He was employed at Texas Instruments until the age of
retirement.
He departed this life on July 31, 2022, at Parkland Southeast Hospital. Preceding his death was his wife
Lubirda (Ross) Patton and his son Willie Ray Patton, Jr. Who he leaves to cherish his precious memories
are his youngest son Christopher Michael Patton, a granddaughter, Celeste Grace Patton, eight brothers
and ten sisters, six in-laws. A host of Aunts, Uncles, nieces, nephews, and friends. He will be greatly
missed and forever loved.
Funeral arrangements for Willie Ray Patton have been faithfully entrusted to Restland Funeral Home and Cemetery, which is located at 13005 Greenville Ave., at the intersection of Restland Road, Dallas, Texas 75243, and can be reached at (972) 238-7111.
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