Junior Lee Patterson, 84, died September 9, 2010 at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood, Kansas. He was born January 1, 1926 at Collinville, Oklahoma, the son of Pete and Alma (Johnson) Innman. He married Betty J. Phillips September 24, 1948 at Beaver, Kansas. A longtime Hoisington, Kansas, resident, Mr. Patterson worked for NCRA as a production foreman for forty-one years, retiring in 1988. He was a United States Navy veteran of World War II. Mr. Patterson was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #7428, American Legion Post #286, Masonic Lodge #331, A. F. and A. M., all of Hoisington. Survivors include his wife, Betty J. Patterson, Hoisington; two sons: Jim Patterson, Ogallah, Kansas; and John Patterson, Wamego, Kansas; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one sister, Jesse Mitchell. Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at Hoisington Cemetery, with military graveside rites by VFW Post #7428 and American Legion Post #286. The Reverend Dick Ogle will officiate. There will be no visitation as cremation has taken place. Memorials are requested to the American Cancer Society, in care of Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home.