John Lee Patton was born July 23, 1962 to the late Fannie Carol and Vernal Patton in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He enjoyed cooking, fishing and fellowshipping with his friends and family, and being the source of laughter and love. My father was a man loved by so many. There was no one who met him that didn’t fall in love with him. His disposition in life was to enjoy himself and the people around him., no matter what. I adored him deeply and he will be truly missed.

John was preceded in death by his parents Vernal and Fannie C. Patton, his sister Mary D. Storms, his brother Willie J. Patton. He leaves to mourn his passing, his loving children Akeem Rose, Jazmin Green, Selema Patton, Diamond Patton, John Patton, Jr., and Jackson Yancey; his grandchildren, Careem Rose, Akeem Rose Jr., Isabelle Rose, Blessing Rose, Carlos Smith Jr., London Russell.