Jean Marie Baird Patterson, 83, of Shelbyville, entered into her heavenly home Thursday, June 2, 2022, surrounded by her loved ones at her daughter’s home.
Funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, June 5, 2022, in the chapel of Doak-Howell Funeral Home with Rev. Faye Tucker officiating. Burial will follow at Pressgrove Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 12 noon.
She was a native of Bedford County, born April 6, 1939, to the late Horace Baird and Willie Bell Smith Rowland.
Jean was a lifelong member of Blankenship United Methodist Church, and a member of the Longview Community Club.
She was a 1957 graduate of Shelbyville Central High School, received her business certificate from Nashville Business School and became a licensed insurance agent. She had a long career as an insurance agent mainly in sales and worked with various companies such as Farm Bureau, H.B. Cowan and Mullins Insurance along with assisting her daughter at Shelter Insurance. In her free time she was a country girl that enjoyed: fishing, hobby farming, planting flowers, bush hogging, and relaxing in the outdoors. She was also an avid baseball fan, loved lighthouses and covered bridges.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 55 years, Jimmy S. Patterson; brother, Jerry Baird; and step-father, Joel Rowland.
Survivors include: daughter, Tina Patterson (Terry) Davenport of Shelbyville; grandson, Matthew Stanton Davenport; brother, Randy Baird and Jim Baird; sister, Dora Baird Farrell; and caregiver, Deborah Seibers.
Memorial donations may be made to Blankenship United Methodist Church.
Doak-Howell Funeral Home is serving the family.
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