PATTERSON - Julia Mae Patterson, 69, passed away Saturday evening, March 5, 2011 at Baptist Medical Center in Fernandina Beach. She was born February 4, 1942 in Starke, FL and moved to the Yulee area in 1989 from Green Cove Springs, FL.
She was of the Congregational Holiness faith. Mrs. Patterson loved her family and her Christian faith and she loved being a “Nana.”
She was predeceased by a daughter, Teresa Whitson, who passed away in 1989 and a brother, Johnny Surrency, who passed away in 1983.
Survivors include two daughters and sons in law, Trish and Tom Van Beek of Fernandina Beach, FL and Rose Mary and Donald Coles of Yulee, FL; a brother and sister in law, Ronnie and Brenda Surrency of Green Cove Springs, FL; one sister, Betty Surrency of Palatka, FL; six grandchildren, Amanda, Gregory, Heather, Megan, Kristi and Nathan; nine great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday at The River of Praise Worship Center in Yulee with Pastor Tony Edgy officiating. Interment will follow at Green Pine Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. Tuesday at Green Pine Funeral Home.