Black History
IN MEMORIAM: A National Memorial Service will accent a farewell salute to Evangelist Louise D. Patterson
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Mother Patterson, as she was widely known, “passed away just as she wanted to, at home,” said niece Mia Vickers. “She told the doctor, ‘I want to go home. I want to go home.’ And when she took her last breath, a recording of Bishop Patterson was blasting through the speakers. He was fervently praying. Now, that’s the way to go out.”
