Eva Ellen Patterson, 97, died February 21, 2013 at Leisure Homestead, St. John, Kansas. She was born July 3, 1915 at Great Bend, Kansas, the daughter of Elrick James and Leta Elizabeth (Slaughter) Cole. She married Edgar Milton "Pat" Patterson March 10, 1956 at Clayton, New Mexico. He died April 20, 2002. A lifetime Great Bend resident, Mrs. Patterson was co-owner of the Little Chef Diner in the 1960's. Survivors include nieces, Ann Soucie and her husband Richard, Palm Desert, California; MaryBeth Rose, Bogue, Kansas; and Judy Cole, Portland, Oregon; and nephews, Paul Shell and his wife Isabelle, Sun City, Florida; Edward Stetler and his wife Phylis, Lakeland, Florida; Philip Hoch, Hutchinson, Kansas; and Richard Cole, Fall City, Washington. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Frank Cole and Delbert Cole; and three sisters, Harriet Shell, Minnie Stetler, and Clarabelle Nuss; and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at Bryant Funeral Home, Great Bend, Kansas with the Reverend John Grummon officiating. Burial will be in Great Bend Cemetery. Friends may call from noon to 9:00 p.m., Monday, February 25, 2013 and from 9:00 a.m. until service time, Tuesday at Bryant Funeral Home. Memorials are requested to Golden Belt Home Health and Hospice or Harden Hospice, in care of the funeral home.