This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RonCollins10 Surnames: Patterson, Hunt, Owens, Dixon, Taylor, Harper, Kris, Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.yadkin/3950/mb.ashx Message Board Post: EAST BEND - Dallas "Bud" Gary Patterson, 64, of East Bend, passed away Sunday December 7, 2008 at his home. He was born in Forsyth County on March 7, 1944 to Dallas Graham and Addie Lee Hunt Patterson. Mr. Patterson was a member of East Bend Friends Meeting where he previously served on the House and Grounds and Cemetery committees and was instrumental in the building of the new fellowship hall. He served in the U.S. Army and was a member of Yadkin Masonic Lodge #162 A.F. & A.M. Bud lived his entire life in East Bend, but enjoyed traveling to Okeechobee, Florida to visit his friends, Alan Lewis and family and to attend the rodeos. He loved horses and was a talented bluegrass musician, playing the fiddle and guitar. He also loved playing with his grandchildren and was known for his sense of humor and practical jokes. Bud will be greatly missed by family and friends who will always remember his willingness to help and put others needs first. Mr. Patterson was preceded in death! by his parents and his wife of 26 years, Faye Patterson. Surviving are his daughters Ginger (Greg) Owens of Winston-Salem, and Sherry (Robert) Hunt of East Bend; sons Lin (Luz) Dixon and Allen Dixon both of East Bend; sisters Margaret (Paul) Taylor of Pfafftown, and Doris Patterson of Winston-Salem; seven grandchildren Zach and Tori Owens, April (Tim) Harper, Robbie Hunt, Willie, Kris, and Stacy Dixon; one great-grandchild Abby Harper. Funeral Services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 10, 2008, at the Huff Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Randy Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in the East Bend Friends Cemetery with military honors conducted by VFW Post 10346 and Masonic ceremony by Yadkin Masonic Lodge #162. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m., at Huff Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to East Bend Friends Meeting Building Fund, P.O. Box 21, East Bend, NC 27018. Published in the Winston-Salem Journal from 12/9/2008 - 12/10/2008 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.