Willis Leo Patton

1927 - 2010  (83 years)

• Name	Willis Leo Patton
  Birth	21 Nov 1927	Goodland, Sherman County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Death	22 Dec 2010	Avon, Hendricks County, Indiana
  Burial	West Lawn Memorial Gardens, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I6777	Thompson
  Last Modified	11 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Sylvia DeEtta Beckner,   b. 19 Mar 1926, Brewster, Thomas County, Kansas d. 27 Apr 2003, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	05 Apr 1947	Goodland, Kansas
  Children	1. Sherlyn Patton + 2. Lynda Patton,   b. 18 Oct 1949, Goodland, Sherman County, Kansas d. 21 Feb 2012 (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F2487	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Jul 2025

  
  

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  Headstones

  Willis and Sylvia Beckner Patton Headstone Willis and Sylvia Beckner Patton Headstone

  
  

• Notes

  Died: Willis Leo Patton was born November 21, 1927 in Goodland, KS to Carl and Edith Patton. He went to his heavenly homecoming on December 22, 2010 in Avon, IN, where he lived for the past 3 yrs. Mr. Patton attended several schools in Kansas. He entered the Army in 1946, taking his basic training in Ft. McCellan, Alabama. After basic training, Mr. Patton was stationed in Camp Stoneman, CA and then served in Korea. After being discharged from the Army, he spent 3 years in the Reserves. Mr. Patton married Sylvia Beckner on April 5, 1947 at her parent's home in Goodland, Ks. Willis and Sylvia enjoyed 56 years of marriage before Sylvia went to her homecoming on April 27, 2003. They made their home in Topeka for approximately 40 years. Mr. Patton became a printer and worked in the trade for 45 years, working the last 24 years at the Topeka Capitol-Journal. He belonged to the Printer's Section of the Communications' Workers of America.