Jimmy Wayne Patterson

Jimmy Wayne Patterson, 62, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was a truck driver for 35 years, employed with Day After Day Trucking and was a member of the Teamsters Union Association. Services will be at 7 p.m. today at Curry Funeral Home with Brother Noah Broughton officiating. The family will receive visitors from 6-7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Survivors include his wife, Alvada Patterson of Dyersburg; two daughters, Melissa Patterson Singleton and husband, Eddie, and Ashley Patterson, all of Dyersburg; two sisters, Joyce McCorkle and Margie Galloway, both of Dyersburg; two brothers, Thomas Patterson and Jerry Patterson, both of Dyersburg; and three grandchildren, Matthew, Michael and Megan Singleton. He was preceded in death by a son, Wayne Elick Patterson; his parents, Jesse and Lettie Patterson; a sister, Betty Prater; and a brother, Ray Patterson. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be directed to the United Way.