In Memoriam: Geneva Patterson

A place to share memories, photos, condolences on the passing of Geneva

Geneva left us yesterday

Mom and Dad napped all afternoon, holding hands/touching arms; Mom hadn't wanted anything to eat or drink all day, didn't want to move. I'd spent all afternoon and eve with her till 1:30 am the previous day/night, she was happy, these were nice quiet loving days. She slipped away from us just before 8 pm tonight. An enormous loss, but we are thankful she had no pain or struggle, and that we were home together.


From Stacy

Dear Pat and Uncle Donald...we just got the news here. So sorry. Please know that you are in our thoughts and prayers. I have many paintings, drawings and prints to remember Aunt G by, but the most favorite thing I still have from her is a ballet coloring book, that I still bring out occasionally to color in. I always loved when we came to St. Louis to visit. Love you all very much. Stacy (and Steve, Amanda and Aidan).


I am experiencing deep bitter-sweet sorrow for my mom's aunt, who just passed away. She lived to the great age of 95 years old. She had a life-long loving and supportive husband, who was still holding her hand while she passed this afternoon under the loving care of their daughter's house in West Virginia. I have never know someone who has taken such a vested interest in sending me or my siblings the best presents for Christmas and our Birthdays. Her cards were always written from the heart with the warmest wishes. She will be dearly missed by the Maness Family. May her soul rest in peace!


Help! All set up but does not work.

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Welcome to the pages for GENEVA PATTERSON

Friends and family have been active on Facebook, and it's been great to share messages there.  But Facebook is here today, gone tomorrow, and I'd like to have a more lasting record.  I hope family and friends will share thoughts here.  Much like funeral parlors' online condolence pages, but with more possibilities for sharing photos and thoughts, this blog is devoted to G.

How to Participate

If you're on Facebook, I'll have tried to set up a user account for you.  Log in with your first name, written as you normally capitalize it: like Ron, or JoAnn.  Your password is your Facebook email address (or address you've used to write me personally) with an exclamation point both before and after, like !pat@patp.us!  ALL lower case, no matter how you might sometimes write it.

If I don't have your email address, I couldn't sign you up, so please try signing up yourself (I'll have to shut that down if I can't block spammers) - if you have trouble, send me email and I'll make the account for you.

Ready to log in, if you so choose: Ananda, Andrew, Angela, Arne, Barbara, Beth, Bob, Bryan, Carlie, Chris, Christy, Dawn, Diana, Don, Erin, Flori, Frank, Gunilla, Jamie, Jan, Jasmine, Jay, Jerry, Jill, JoAnn, Judith, Kristian, Margaret, Marguerite, Pat, Patrick, Raynell, Rob, Ron, Samantha, Stacy, Sue.  I don't have email for Keaton or Jaimie.

I've taken the liberty ...

of copying Facebook messages over here.  After all, you'd all already put them online.  You can log in and edit or remove what you want.

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I cannot get this version of BlogEngine to play nicely with the site pages I've had for Geneva's artwork. After endless attempts, I have set those pages up on my own (genealogy) site. Better there than nowhere.