April 04, 1933 - August 12, 2021
Robert William Pattison, 88, of Loveland, Colorado died peacefully in his sleep on August 12, 2021 at Good Samaritan Society Fort Collins Village. He was born at home near Chelsea, Oklahoma on April 4, 1933, as the second son of Walter Lincoln Pattison and Lela Irene (Bailey) Pattison. His parents, two brothers Leroy and Homer, and he raised cattle and farmed 290 acres on land west of White Oak. They attended Fairview Baptist Church.
After high school, Robert moved to Missouri for additional education and work. While attending college, he pastored Baptist churches in the Clinton, Missouri area, including Shady Grove, Brownington, Bethlehem, and Tebo. In 1958, he and his family moved near Warrensburg, Missouri to serve as bi-vocational pastor of Pleasant Bethel Baptist Church until 1962. He also pastored Long Branch Baptist Church, near Odessa, Missouri from 1963-1967. Later he and his family were members of First Baptist Church in Warrensburg.
Robert joined the carpenter’s union in 1962 and spent 18 years in Missouri doing construction and millwright work. Over these years, he helped with construction of military housing, two hospitals, four university buildings, a state school, a gymnasium, a city hall, a grain elevator, and a jail. As a millwright, he worked on conveyers and machinery, as well as welded at missile sites. He worked 26 years for General Motors at the Fairfax and Leeds plants in Missouri and then at the Doraville, Georgia warehouse and plant until his retirement in 2006.
On November 25, 1954 Robert married Willena Rose Lewis at First Baptist Church of Deepwater, Missouri. They had three children: Sue, Roberta (Robbi), and Steve. In 1962, the family moved north of Warrensburg. After a few years in this area, Robert built a house about one mile north of Fayetteville on H Highway, where they resided until 1987 when he and Willena moved to Norcross, Georgia. She died January 12, 1990.
Robert married Mary Ellen (Klausmeyer) Morgan April 6, 1991. He became step-father to four grown children: Jenny McMeekin, Carey Harris, Steve Morgan, and Beth Duffey. Mary died October 25, 2001.
On January 26, 2003, he married Ruby Marie (Newberry) Horton and became step-father to two grown children: Carolyn Hayes and Connie Davis. Ruby died December 23, 2005.
In 2011, Robert moved to Loveland, Colorado where he lived with his daughter and son-in-law, Robbi and Tom Stokovaz until 2020 when he moved into skilled nursing care. His family is grateful to the staffs of Good Samaritan Society Fort Collins Village and Bristol Hospice for their excellent care during his final days before his relocation to Heaven.
Robert has been cremated and, due to the pandemic, his life will be celebrated at private family gatherings in Colorado Springs and Loveland, as well as Leavenworth, Kansas and Barnesville, Georgia. His ashes will be scattered at these locations.
Remembered as a humble man of prayer and generosity, he was an encourager who spoke few words, but actively used his time, skills, and resources to help those in need. His family requests that in lieu of flowers or gifts, those inspired by Robert Pattison’s life, honor his memory by showing kindness to someone in need.
