Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-25
COL. PATTON DEAD.
PASSED AWAY At ASHLAND EARLY
YESTERDAY MORNING.
HAD PASSED THREESCORE AND TEN.
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Richmond NIcn-WorIxs.

Colonel John Mercer Patton died at his
residence. IN Ashland, early yesterday
morning. after n long Illness. He was in
the 7ith year Of his age. The remains
viii reach this city at 2:5O o'clock this
afternoon. The interment will be made
In shockoe Cemetery The funeral will
take place at Ashland to-day. The SER
vices will be conducted by Rev. Mr..
Ware. OF the Ashland Episcopal church,
and Rev. Dr. Barr. OF this city. The fol-
lowing gentlemen will act az pall-bear-
ers: onorary-Colonel Morton Marye,
Dr. George W. Jones, Messrs. John l.
Williams. Rober: stiles. Richard Irby,
William J. Leake. Y. II. Bragg, George
/ A. Smith. John r. Macmurdo. Charles
stebbins. Charles L. williams. r. b..
smithey. william O. SHELTON, and J. Ry-
land Fleet Active-Judge J. J. Leake,
Messrs. j.. J. willis. P. st. George Cooke,
r. V. Marye, William Jones, and r. f..
! Blackwell.
SKETCH OF HIS LIFE.
Colonel Patton was a son Of John Mer-
/ Ger Patton. one OF the most distinguished
I
/ one of tho revisers OF the Code OF 1919
and representative in Congress from this
( district. a member of the old Council Of
state, and as such for a short time
/ Governor Of Virginia I'm 1911. Colonel Pat
ton was himself a lawyer, pracucing in
/ richmond as a partner Of the late Bos-
coe j. Heath. The firm Of Patton, Jr., &
Heath were the reporters Of the two vol
umes OF Virginia State Reports bearing
their names
Colonel Patton was n graduate of the
/ Virginia Military Institute, and when the
war broke out was made colonel Of the
/ Twenty-hrst Virginia Infantry. He was
q skilful and gallant officer Prior to the
war Colonel Patton married Miss Sally
Taylor. daughter Of Alexander +. Taylor,
OF 1.-THE Meadows" Albemarle county.
and retired from the active practice OF
law TO live at "The Meadows" estate.
After the war he continued to reside at
'"rhe Meadows" and engaged I'm farm
ing and wrote various articles for maya
zines. and also his book on the subject
Of eternal punishment, called "The Death
Of Deaths"
Mrs. Patton cied I'm 1873. and Colonel
Patton later married a Miss Crump. of
Petersburg. who survives him. About 1878
ne bought q residence al Ashland for the
purpose of educating his children. 9nd
remained there until his children by HIS
first wife We're all educated. when he
again returned 20 "The Meadows" I'm
August last he was stricken with seri-
Gus attack Of pneumonia. Recovering
somewhat. his family concluded it was
best TO bring him back TO his Ashland
residence TO be more accessible to ply
sicians. but he seemed 10 suffer by the
move. and gradually declined until death.
HIS FAMILY.
Colonel Patton IS survived by his wife,
one daughter. Mrs. Sadie Lindsay Hutch
inson. wife of Captain Hutchinson. Of
Tulare county. Cal, ana five sons
Messrs. Hugh Mercer Patton; Alexander
IT, Patton Of San Francisco; George S.
Patton, OF Darlington. S c.; Rev. Robert
~. Patton of Roanoke, and the Rev. j.
Lindsay Patton. n missionary Of the Pro-
testant Episcopal Church I'm Japan who
married q daughter of Judge Leake. of
this city. BY the second wife there are
two young children-Susie and Parke.
Colonel Patton was o. brother Of Colonel
Patton, the distinguished builder
who is now Professor Of Engineering OF
the Virginia Polytechnic Institute