Loretta Patterson

Loretta Jean Patterson, 79, of Fort Smith, formerly of Van Buren and Rudy, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, in a local nursing home. She was born Jan. 25, 1936, in Lavaca to Johnathan R. and Reba (Regan) Uselton. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. Loretta was preceded in death by her husband, Billy Jack Patterson, and one son, Jackie Patterson.