Billy Rex Patterson, 85, passed away August 23, 2023, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North MS, Oxford. Billy Rex was an electrician and longtime maintenance man for Jesco/Cooper Tire and retired from there. He was an avid outdoorsman, passing on the love of hunting, fishing, and the outdoors to his grandsons and anyone else who cared to go with him. He was a teacher at heart…and if you were ready to listen, to learn, he’d show you some things that you didn’t know before. He was a family man to his core and showed his love freely to all of them and to those who weren’t blood related, he was Nonnie to many.
Survivors include his wife of 67 years, Mary Jo Putt Patterson; his 4 daughters, Wanda Ferguson(Joe), Rhonda Mayo, Angie Crouch(Steve), and Lori Corbin(Tommy); 13 grandchildren, Brad Mayo(Meredith McCord Mayo), Joey Ferguson(Kelly Wray Ferguson), Mackenzie Ferguson Henry(David), Sabrina Mayo Brazil(Kevin), Jordan Ferguson(Sharon Courtney Ferguson), Josh Graham(Amanda Terry Graham), Patrick Ferguson,(Alexandra Villeret Ferguson), Abbey Graham Butler(Micah), Noah Corbin, Jonah Corbin, and Rebekah Corbin; and 16 great-grandchildren, Sydney Brazil, Bennett Mayo, Ellie Mayo, Cooper Brazil, Bailey Ferguson, Hoyte Butler, Lane Ferguson, Helen Henry, Charlotte Henry, Abigail Graham, Lawson Butler, Elijah Butler, Vivienne Ferguson, Caroline Graham, Aubrey Ferguson, and Lillian Ferguson.
He was preceded in death by his parents, William Word and Helen Rowzee Patterson; 3 brothers, Bobby, R.M., and Frank Patterson; beloved son-in-law, James Mack “Jimmy” Mayo; and beloved grandson, Robert Alexander “Alex” Mayo.
Services will be Sunday, August 27, 2023, at 4PM, at Tutor Memorial Funeral Home in Pontotoc with Bro. David Hamilton officiating. Visitation will begin at 1PM and continue to service time. Burial will follow in Oak Forest Cemetery. Tutor Memorial Funeral Home of Pontotoc is in charge of arrangements.
Pallbearers will be Brad Mayo, Joey Ferguson, Jordan Ferguson, Kevin Brazil, Josh Graham, Patrick Ferguson, Noah Corbin, and Jonah Corbin. Honorary Pallbearers will be Ricky Patterson, Robbie Patterson, Balford Patterson, Micah Butler, and David Henry.
