Max Patton

Vernon Max Patton, age 91, was born October 23, 1933 near Miami, Oklahoma to Albert Leslie Patton and Hannah Cansada (Utter) Patton. He received his elementary education at Peoria Dist. 21 east of Miami and attended Quapaw High School. He attended Northeastern Oklahoma A&M and graduated from Oklahoma State University in 1955 with a degree in accounting. He was employed by Phillips Petroleum Company from 1955 to 1992 in Corporate Comptrollers except for three years in Mining & Milling (Uranium) at Grants, New Mexico. He served with the U.S. Army at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas from 1956 to 1958. Max was married to Mavis Opal Drury, September 1, 1956, in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. They lived in Fort Smith, Arkansas until 1958, returning to Bartlesville until 1960 when they moved to Grants, New Mexico where they lived until returning to Bartlesville in 1963. While in Grants, their only child, Marsha Jane was born. Max was a dedicated member of Tuxedo Assembly of God church. In past years, Max and Mavis spent much of their time helping to build new churches, maintain or remodel Teen Challenge Centers (rehabilitation facilities), youth and kids camp facilities and district family camp facilities. Survivors include his wife Mavis of 68 years, their daughter and son-in-law, Marsha and Mike Orr, two grandchildren, Macie Walker and Hunter and Mason Orr and Kim, and four great grandchildren, Maiven and Wellsten Walker and Maxie and Maverick Orr, all of Owasso, Oklahoma, and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, six brothers and three sisters. Come and go visitation will be held 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday, December 1, 2024, at Davis Family Funeral Home & Crematory – Walker Brown Chapel, 4201 Nowata Road, Bartlesville, OK, 74006. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, December 2, 2024, at Davis Family Funeral Home & Crematory – Walker Brown Chapel. Interment will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery in Bartlesville, OK. Arrangements are under the direction of Carter Davis and Davis Family Funeral Home & Crematory – Walker Brown Chapel. Online condolences and remembrances may be shared at www.DavisFamilyFuneralHome.com. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Awaking Hope, P.O Box 700209, Tulsa, OK 74170

Max Patton

October 23, 1933 - November 26, 2024