Walter Stanley Patrick

Walter Stanley Patrick, 90, of 780 S. Austin Springs Road, Johnson City passed away Thursday, April 21, 2016 at his residence. He was a native of Washington County and was a son of the late Rev. D. C. Patrick and Lurie Bell Greene Patrick. Mr. Patrick retired from Klopman Mills and was a World War II veteran having served in Rome, Southern France, Rhineland and Central Europe. He was wounded in France in 1944 and received a purple heart, four bronze stars and awarded the World War II Victory Medal. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Martha Anne Shoun Patrick in 1994; a son, Charles Patrick; a brother, Donald Patrick; a sister, Willie Andies; an infant sister, Florence Patrick; two sisters-in-law, Theo and Rose Patrick and two brothers-in-law, Ralph Andies and Howard Grindstaff. Survivors include a son, Roger Patrick and a daughter, Carol Cretsinger both of Johnson City; a sister, Margaret Grindstaff of Elizabethton; two nieces, Brenda Miller and husband, Kenneth and Marie Frazier and husband, Robert all of Elizabethton; a son-in-law, David Cretsinger of Johnson City; also several other nieces and nephews. Graveside services for Mr. Patrick will be conducted at 2:00 PM Monday, April 25, 2016 in the Monte Vista Memorial Park with Rev. Mike Lyons officiating. For those attending this service you are asked to meet at the cemetery by 1:50 PM. There will be no formal visitation. Visitation: No Formal Visitation Services: Graveside Monday April 25 2016 - 2:00 PM Interment: Monte Vista Memorial ParkRead Obituary