PELLVILLE, Ky. — Donald Earl Patton, 44, of Pellville, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017, in Daviess County, Kentucky. He was born Dec. 3, 1972, in Daviess County to Adena Kern Patton and the late Bobby Patton Sr.
Donald graduated from Owensboro High School in 1991. He was a member of the marching band having played the tuba from 5th to 12th grade. He was employed at Century Aluminum as a rodding operator since 1998.
He loved his family, cooking, camping with family and friends and enjoyed UK basketball.
Survivors include his wife of 26 years, Michelle (Mikki) Tucker Patton; three sons, Wesley Tucker, of Maceo, Kentucky, Jacob Patton, and Dalton Patton, both of Pellville; and a daughter, Jamie Hale, of Owensboro, Kentucky; his mother, Adena Kern Patton, of Whitesville, Kentucky; grandkids, Anna Sorrells, of Fordsville, Kentucky, Haislee Patton, of Fordsville, Daisy Gray, of Owensboro, Greysen Patton, of Fordsville, and Odin Hale, of Owensboro; a sister, Andrea (Terry) Conder, of Whitesville; his brothers, Bobby Patton Jr., of Owensboro, and Matthew (Wendy) Patton, of Maceo; and many loved nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 17, at Pellville Baptist Church. Visitation is from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday at Cecil Funeral Home, Whitesville and from 12 p.m. until 2 p.m. on Tuesday at the church.