Patterson, Homer Eugene

1921 - 1984  (63 years)

• Name	Patterson, Homer Eugene
  Birth	22 Nov 1921	Niantic Township, Macon County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	PATT.H009
  _FGRAVE	155506150
  Funeral	Dawson & Wikoff Funeral Home, Illiopolis, Sangamon County, Illinois   [2]
  Military Service	World War II, United States Air Forces  [2]
  		Flag of the United States, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959, a…
  		United States Army Air Forces (1941–1947)
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  Death	19 Dec 1984	Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  	Cause: Cancer
  	ILLIOPOLIS — Homer Patterson, 63, of Illiopolis died 12:01 p.m. Wednesday (Dec. 19, 1984) in Decatur Memorial Hospital.
  Burial	Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown, Macon County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Patterson, Homer E. and Verda I.
  Person ID	I45546	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Patterson, Earl Elsworth,   b. 5 Apr 1889, Olney, Richland County, Illinois d. 6 Nov 1971, Americana Nursing Center, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Beck, Bessie Ellen,   b. 1892   d. 1964 (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	1911  [3, 4]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 21 years and 8 months - She : ~ 19 years.
  Family ID	F9929	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Young, Verda Irene,   b. 10 Jan 1922, Mount Auburn, Christian County, Illinois d. 28 Jun 2007, OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	27 Feb 1942	Decatur, Macon County, Illinois   [5]
  Age at Marriage	He : 20 years and 3 months - She : 20 years and 1 month.
  Family ID	F16969	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Nov 1921 - Niantic Township, Macon County, Illinois Funeral - - Dawson & Wikoff Funeral Home, Illiopolis, Sangamon County, Illinois Marriage - 27 Feb 1942 - Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Death - Cause: Cancer - 19 Dec 1984 - Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Burial - - Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown, Macon County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Mr. Patterson was born in rural Niantic, son of Earl E. and Bessie Ellen Patterson. He was semi-retired from Illiopolis Grain Co., was an Illiopolis water superintendent, a former Illiopolis Village Board member and a former fire chief and served on the Ambulance Board of Directors. He was a World War II Air Force veteran and a member of Illiopolis American Legion 508. He married Verda Young in 1942.

  
  

• Sources

  [S13712] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Patterson, Homer E. and Verda I., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155506150), none. (Reliability: 2). [S13713] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Patterson, Homer, 63, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155506150), none. (Reliability: 2). [S6127] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Patterson, Earl Ellsworth, 82, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29777200/earl-elsworth-patterson), none. (Reliability: 2). [S6128] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Patterson, Bessie E. and Earl Ellsworth,, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29777200/earl-elsworth-patterson), none. (Reliability: 2). [S13716] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Patterson, Verda I., 85, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155506222/verda-irene-patterson), none. (Reliability: 2).