Julia Virginia Dial Patton was born June 20, 1921 and passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2012, at the age of 90 in Madison.
She lived in Madison in the historical Dial home through high school and then went to FSCW, Florida State College for Women in Tallahassee.
She graduated after four years with a Bachelor of Science Degree. She married Alfred “Pat” Patton in 1946 and moved to Linden, Indiana where she became a librarian. After 60 years, they moved back to Florida where she lived her remaining years. She was a member of Delta Zeta Sorority while attending FSCW and a member of the Madison County Historical Society.
She is predeceased by her husband, Pat Patton.
She is survived by her cousin, Helen “Sweetie” Hembree Johnson of Madison and cousins, Harvey Lloyd Dickinson and Rudy Dickinson of Jacksonville and dear caregivers, Terry and Mary Helen Studebaker of Pinetta.
