Funeral service will be Wednesday, Dec. 1, at noon at the Bethlehem Baptist Church, 4th Street, Irvington, N.J.
Essie was born May 14, 1920, in Bartow County to the late David and Ida Green.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, James Patterson; and son, Robert "Bobbie" Patterson.
She leaves to cherish her memories the Green, Patterson and Hudson families.
Services entrusted to Clarence B. Wright Funeral Home, Irvington, N.J.
Compliments of Mack Eppinger & Sons Funeral Service Inc.