Margaret M. Patterson, 96, of Milton, Florida, passed away on Thursday, May 24, 2018, in Santa Rosa Medical Center.

Margaret Patterson was born on December 10, 1921, in Arpke, Germany. She has lived in the Milton area since 1957. She was a founding member of the Eternal Trinity Lutheran Church in Milton, Florida; and attended Grace Lutheran Church in Pensacola, Florida.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, James Lloyd Patterson; two sisters; and a brother.

Mrs. Patterson is survived by her sons, James W. (Laura) Patterson of Calera, Alabama, and Robert L. (Lynn) Patterson of Pace, Florida; four grandchildren, Jeremy R. Patterson, Megan Moore, Stephen Patterson, and Kimberly Lee; seven great-grandchildren; and one brother, Albert Koether, of Melbourne, Florida.

Funeral services, for Margaret, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 30, 2018, at Lewis Funeral Home in Milton, with Pastor Tim Sowers officiating. Burial will follow services in Serenity Gardens Cemetery with Lewis Funeral Home directing

The viewing will be held at 9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m., prior to the services.

Donations, to honor the memory of Margaret Patterson, may be made to the Lutheran Hour Ministries, or the charity of your choice.