Steve Patten, 62, of Benton, passed away on Saturday morning, January 18, 2014, in Benton.
He was born in Kansas on September 26, 1951, the son of Harlan Lee and Rose Marie Jensen Patten.
Steve married Connie (Hanner) on Nov. 6, 1976 in Valier, and she preceded him in death on January 17, 2014.
He was an Air Force veteran.
Steve had worked as a dog catcher for Franklin County Animal Control for several years and was a retired truck driver.
He is survived by two daughters, Anna Lampley and husband Steve, of Benton and Kelly Patten and Matthew Neal, of Benton. Also surviving are his grandchildren, Kara Abney, Samantha Lampley, Dakotah Lampley, Alexis Abney, Makayla Abney, Douglas Lampley, Devin Neal; his mother, Rosie Patten, of Benton, a brother Keith Patten and wife Marla, of Logan and three nieces, Amy Lampley and husband Brandon, Mandy McDough and Lacy Patten. Steve was preceded in death by his father, by his wife and by his grandparents, Harry and Marie Jensen.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, January 23, 2014 at Morton & Johnston Funeral Home in Benton. Burial, with military rites conducted by the Benton American Legion and VFW and the Illinois National Guard Honor Squad, will be in the Shiloh Cemetery in Whittington. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Morton & Johnston Funeral Home in Benton. Pastor Marty Beers and the Rev. George Calhoon will be officiating.
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