Wednesday, February 10, 2021 12:57 pm

Shirley Patterson Leverette, age 74, of Rutherfordton, passed away Wednesday, February 3, 2021.

Shirley was born Sunday, October 13, 1946 in Rutherford County to the late Hughes Ernest Patterson and Frances Fowler Patterson.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of twenty-seven years, Tommy Leverette and two brothers, Ernest Patterson, Sr. and Raymond Patterson.

Those left to cherish her memory include daughters, Donna Gaines (Scott) of Forest City and Lori Toms of SC; son, John McKinney of Rutherfordton; six sisters, Betty Crowder (Earl), Nellie Taylor, Margaret Mode (Steve), Carolyn Yarborough (Bookter), Ernestine Bradley and Connie Henderson; three brothers, Howard Patterson (Hazel), Bo Patterson (Martha) and Ronnie Patterson (Renee). She is also survived by five grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.

The funeral service was conducted at Spindale Fellowship Holiness. Interment followed in the church cemetery.

Harrelson Funeral and Cremation Services is serving the family.