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The Sunday Gazetteer
Sunday, December 29, 1907
pg. 3

MRS. PATRICK DEAD
The present month has marked the death of many of the leading pioneers of Denison, and none was better known than Mrs. Emma Washington Patrick, wife George L. Patrick, who passed away at her home on West Sears street Thursday, December 17th. The death of Mrs. Patrick was quite sudden and unexpected, the lady being sick only a few hours, and was previously in the enjoyment of excellent health.
Mrs. Patrick has been a resident of Denison for the past thirty-four years. We can recollect her as a very beautiful and gracious lady, a true-type of the Southern dames as they were known before the war. They were famous for their hospitality, they did not keep house on any particular occasion, but the portals of their mansion were always open to receive and entertain guests.
Since Mrs. Patrick had made Denison her home, she had been the idolized wife and mother, who ruled supreme in the hearts of her husband and children, and in the home which was the dearest spot to her on earth. There never was a more happy home circle in Denison. She was the good mother, the loyal wife, and her death is a great calamity to her family and friends.
Mrs. Emma Patrick was born nearRed House, Virginiam but was brought to Texas by her parents, Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence Washington, when two years old. She spent her early life in Colorado County, and was married at Eagle Lake, September 14, 1865, to G.L. Patrick. She came to Denison in 1873. Mrs. Patrick was the mother of seven children, five of whom survive to mourn her loss. Charles Patrick, formerly of the Denison Herald reportorial staff, now resides in Pueblo, Colorado, where he is connected with the Star-Telegram. The eldest daughter, Mrs. T.L. Lewis, also lives in Pueblo. The other daughters, Mrs. S.E. Elam, Misses Maud and Julia Patrick, reside here, and with their father, were with their mother when the end came. The eldest son, George Patrick, was killed in a railroad accident at San Luis, Potosi, Mexico, a number of years ago; and the youngest daughter, Miss Louise Patrick, died in 1900. Mrs. Patrick is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. George McLogan of Pueblo, Colorado, and Mrs. Sidney Fontaine of Galveston, and two grandchildren, Miss Cecil Lewis of Pueblo, and Master George Elam of Denison.
Charles Patrick of Pueblo, Colorado and his sister, Mrs. Tom Lewis, of the same city, were present at their mother's funeral.
Mrs. George McLogan's little daughter, sister of the deceased, was lying at the point of death with typhoid malaria fever, and she was unable to attend.