Byron Kendrick (Kenny) Patton

Posted December 23, 2014 at 2:02 pm

Byron Kendrick (Kenny) Patton, 69, of Illinois, passed away Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Albany, son of the late Jesse Paul and Mary Anna Owens Patton and a veteran of the U.S. Army.

He is survived by his wife, Deanna Patton; a daughter, Kimberly Kay (Larry) Moses, Peoria, AZ; two sons, Shawn Paul (Taryn) and Bret Kendrick (Wendi) Patton; three sisters, Mary Sue (Larry) Dahlkoetter, Chatham, IL; Edith Jayne Stewart, Springfield, IL; Kathryn Ev0n (Cleve) Huff, Argenta, IL; a brother, Roger Dale (Deborah) Patton, Decatur, IL; also nine grandchildren and several aunts, uncles and cousins.

A time of remembrance will be held Saturday, December 27, 2014 from 2-5 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Illiopolis, Illinois. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to assist with his medical expenses to the Cancer Care Specialists of Central Illinois, 210 W. McKinley Ave., Suite 1, Decatur, Illiinois 62526. Arrangements were made through Fullenwider-Park Funeral Home of Illiopolis, Illinois.