Edna May Patton
Edna May Patton was a very special person to so many people. She gave her love, wisdom and time to everyone she knew. She passed on peacefully at home to receive her golden crown on April 19, 2022.
A celebration of Edna May’s life starts with a rosary at 9:30 a.m. and service at 10 a.m., on Thursday, April 28, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Holbrook.
Edna May was born 92 years ago on Nov. 7, 1929, in Globe to Frank and Edna DoBell. As a little girl, her family moved to the south entrance of the Petrified Forest.
Edna May was the valedictorian of the 1946 graduating class of Loretto Academy in Santa Fe, NM. She married Donald Patton on Nov. 8, 1947, and they were married 67 years until he preceded her to glory. They spent their first couple of years in Flagstaff, they then moved to the south end of the Petrified Forest before moving to Carlsbad, N.M., in 1953, moved to San Francisco, Calif., in 1967 and then she return to Holbrook in 1970. Since then, Edna May has been a vibrant citizen and matriarch of Holbrook, loved and respected by many.
Edna May dedicated her life to her family and is survived by her six children, Don, Jeannette, Sharon, Janice, Ken and Wanda. She is survived by 17 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren, and 18 great-great-grandchildren. Edna May is also survived by her sisters-in-law, Beverly Dobell and Sandra Dobell. Edna May’s many nephews, nieces and friends hold a special place in their hearts for her.
