Graveside service for Mary Virginia Patrick will be 11:30 a.m., Friday, November 4, at Fair River Baptist Church Cemetery in Brookhaven, MS. Visitation is from 10-11 a.m., Friday, at Riverwood Family prior to graveside service.
Mary Virginia (Boughton) Patrick departed this life on October 31, 2022. She was born on Christmas Eve, 1939 to Hubert Allen Boughton and Ersel Thornton Boughton in Winnsboro, Louisiana. She was the only daughter of her family, which included three brothers. Her older brother (Bayard Boughton) died shortly after his birth in January 1939; she had two younger brothers - Fred and James.
She spent most of her childhood in the Alsatia, Louisiana. On December 22, 1957, she married the "love of her life", Doug Patrick. She and Doug have three children - Stan, Donna, and Eric. During her life, Mary was a bookkeeper for several companies, but worked most of her career at Kees Motor Company in Brookhaven (MS). She was a member of Fair River Baptist Church and served on several committees and provided other service to the church. She was an avid follower of LSU athletics and was a great cook, seamstress, and enjoyed creating various crafts and novelties.
She is preceded in death by her husband (Doug Patrick), her parents (Hubert Allen Boughton and Ersel Thornton Boughton), and her brothers (Bayard, Fred, and James Boughton).
Surviving family members are her children - son Stan Patrick, and wife Susie of Hattiesburg (MS); daughter Donna Patrick Criswell, and husband Randy of Brookhaven (MS); and son Eric Patrick of Fort Myers (FL). She is also survived by seven grandchildren, Toby Criswell, Megan Criswell Crotwell, Josh Patrick, Jake Patrick, Joel Patrick, Jonathon Patrick, and Joseph Patrick and six great-grandchildren, Conner Crotwell, Lillee Criswell, Zeb Crotwell, Jon Ross Criswell, Pierson Patrick, and Noah Patrick.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Fair River Baptist Church. Brookhaven (MS).
