The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-20
JAMES PATTERSON, , DISTRICT PIONEER,
 DIES AT HIS HOME.
Figure Long Identified With Coal Industry Removed After Illness of
 Two Weeks

James c, Patterson, one of the pio- ] neer developers of the coal mining in- dustry in this district. died Friday 5 afternoon at his home on Highland : avenue following a two-weeks' ill., ness. He was 75 years of age and is survived by his widow, three sisters, Mrs John Addie. Mrs. John Marshall and Mrs. E. Ramage of Glasgow, Scotland. Other relatives are Mrs. William Anderson and son, John An derson, of Ensley; Mrs. Joseph Hunt CT. Miss Christine Bower and Miss Margaret Bower of Detroit, and many nephews and nieces in this country and Scotland.
 Mr. Patterson and his wife, nee Miss Christine Bower, celebrated the golden wedding anniversary on last Christmas evening when they enter tained a large number of friends and acouaintances, and included friends from far away states and some from Scotland.
 They were the recipients of many beautiful gifts of gold and many congratula tions were showered upon the happy couple.
 The news of MT. Patterson's death came as a shock to Erskine Ramsay, with whom the deceased had been as- sociated with for many years. and to the other officials of the Pratt Con- solidated company.
 Funeral Services
 Funeral services will be held from the residence sunday afternoon at 2;30 o'clock with pr. W. R. -Dobyns and pr. J. A. MacSporran officiating. Cyrene commandery No. 10, Knights Templar, will have charge of the fu- neral services. and the active pail bearers will be selected from that body. The honorary pallbearers will be E. P. Rosamond, W. w. Clark, w. A. Horne. A. Sidard, w. B. Hillhouse, R. W. McGill. A. c. Ramsay, K. A. ConviIle. J. A. Shook, H. M. John- son. P. c. Shook, c. R. Patterson, Erskine Ramsay. Robert Neill, G. B. Mccormack, Maj. F. M. Tutwiler, H. D. Mccormack, Judge w. l. Grubb, ]. H. Bankhead, Joseph Martin, Rob- ert Hamilton, M. H. Mcdowell, R. E. Chadwick, Robert A. Brown, Murray Brown. F. B. Keiser, Carr McCor- mack, C. S. Ramsay, w. A. Slaughter, W. J. Bell, A. s. Pow, E. B. Penning- ton. S. W. Lee. James Thompson, James Liddell, Jack Dickinson, James Bowron, J. F. Fletcher. Priestley Toulmin, John W Sibley and Caldwell Bradshaw.
 In Coal Here B Years
 MT. Patterson had been identified with the coal mining industry of the Birmin ghamN district for over 35 years, and had risen by his own in- dustry and merit from coal digger at/Pratt mines to the head of several coal corporations and factor in the industrial affairs of the district.
 Although of a retiring nature, MT. Patterson always took keen inter est in current affairs, and in the growth and development of the dis triet. He was a member of the South ern club, a Knight Templar and Shriner, and was universally admired and respected by his many associates, old and new.
 MT. Patterson was born and reared in Scotland and came to this codn- try when quite a young man. He first located fin Pennsylvania and then Ohio, following his chosen avoca- tion in each place. In 1885 he came to Birmingham and obtained employ ment with the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company at Pratt mines in the capacity of coal miner.
 In 1888 he was made mine foreman of No. 4 slope. and held that position for number of years. Leaving this position, he opened the West Pratt mines for the Tennessee company and operated them for number of years under a lease of his own.
 He became associated with the Pratt Consolidated Coal company in 1904. and was a director and large stockholder in this company. He or- ganized and developed several other properties. MT. Patterson was the head of the Newfound Coal company. Dagger Coal company and the West Helena Coal company.