Bill Patterson of Hokes Bluff died Dec. 4. He was 75.

Patterson was an Etowah County Farmers Federation board member.

He is survived by wife of 53 years Margaret Lewis Patterson; son Jimmy (Melanie) Patterson; daughter Julie (Phillip) Kirsch; and grandchildren Jarron Patterson, Alexandra Patterson, Harrison Cummings, Maggie Meeker and Melanie Meeker.