FAYETTEVILLE — Dean Estes Patterson Jr.,

76, formerly of Gentry, Ark., died Sept. 10, 2021, at the Veterans Home in Fayetteville, Ark. He wasborn Oct. 21, 1944, in Jay, Okla., to Dean Patterson, Sr., and Esther Mae (Cantrell) Patterson. Dean was a Vietnam veteran serving in the Army. He worked for several years as a heavy equipment mechanic.

Dean was preceded in death by his parents.

Survivors include his sons, Jeremy Patterson and wife Brooke of Siloam Springs, Ark., and Anthony Patterson of Gentry, Ark.; grandchildren, Danessa Templeton, Chelsey Bolt and husband Solomon, Reese Patterson and Tasha Patterson; great-grandchildren, Mason Templeton, Maeve Bolt, Solomon Bolt Jr., and Everest Bolt; siblings, Robert Patterson and wife Terry of Moody, Texas, Carol Jordan and husband Doyle of Fayetteville, Ark., Raymond Patterson and wife Shirley of Springdale, Ark., Alice Remington and husband Paul of West Fork, Ark., Marilyn Ellis of Siloam Springs, Ark., and Barbara Dolan and husband Bob of Prairie Grove, Ark.

Funeral services will be 10 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021, at Wasson Memorial Chapel, Siloam Springs, Ark. Burial will be at 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021, at Fayetteville National Cemetery, Fayetteville, Ark.

Visitation will be 6-8 p.m., Monday, Sept. 13, 2021, at Wasson Funeral Home, Siloam Springs, Ark.

To sign the online guest book, please visit www.wassonfuneralhome.com .