Debbie Suggs Patterson, 54, of Sumner died Thursday, April 24, 2014, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 27, 2014, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Earl Steffens will officiate with a private burial to be held at a later date. The family will receive friends on Saturday, April 26, 2014, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals.
Mrs. Patterson was born on June 18, 1959 in Tift County and was the daughter of William Bruce Suggs and Christine White Suggs, both deceased. She was a supervisor at Queen Carpet and Avondale Mills, and then worked at Wal-Mart as a stocker.
Mrs. Patterson is survived by her husband, Winiford Patterson of Sumner; one son, Clint Patterson of Sumner; three daughters and one son-in-law, Carly Patterson of Sumner, Kristie Patterson-Brown and husband Donovan of Gainesville, and Keli Patterson Walden of Charleston, South Carolina; three brothers and two sisters-in-law, Bruce and Valerie Suggs of Lake Placid, Florida, Timothy Suggs of Tifton, and Luke and Cheryl Suggs of Lake Placid, Florida; four sisters and three brothers-in-law, Jackie Suggs of Ty Ty, Vonda and Morris Sapp of Tifton, Valerie and Kim Walker of Ty Ty, and Sheila and Clay Lane of Ty Ty; one grandson, Alex Walden; numerous nieces and nephews; and a personal family friend, Jacob Drawdy of Sumner.