Lucy Patrick, of Petros, TN

LUCY ALICE DUNCAN PATRICK, age 98, passed away early Thursday morning, April 19, at Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge. The youngest child of John and Annie Engert Duncan, Mrs. Patrick was born on her parents’ farm in Petros, TN, on July 15, 1919. She had three brothers (Richard, Lawrence and Leonard) and a sister (Maudie). Her mother’s family, the Engerts, had settled in Morgan County from Germany. Her father’s family were of Scots-Irish descent. She graduated in 1936 at the age of 16 from Wartburg Central High School. During the days of the Manhattan Project, she worked for Stone & Webster on a crew that surveyed the woods and railroads in present-day Y-12 and Oak Ridge. That meant traveling over dusty roads six and often seven days a week from her home in Petros and working 10-hour days. She still fondly recalled those times of working outside in hot weather among the bulldozers, pans and other machinery but of having a warmer job in cold weather chauffeuring “the bosses” and working in the office that kept account of all the stone hauled.

On July 4, 1944, she married Woodrow Patrick who was in the Army. He left for Europe and World War II shortly after their wedding. With the birth of their first son, Pat, she became a stay-at-home mother and devoted herself to caring for her growing family. Soon after being widowed at the age of 55, she embarked on an almost 20-year job at Gunter’s Grocery Store in Petros.

Mrs. Patrick was a faithful, lifelong member of Petros United Methodist Church. Her heart was saddened by the closing of the church several years ago, but she enjoyed visiting the Baptist Church in town when she was able. She was a steward in the Methodist Church, a poll worker for many years, and a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, the Senior Citizens Club, and the Home Demonstration Club. She was a news and sports enthusiast all her life, especially enjoying baseball. Her favorite hobbies were reading, playing cards and working crossword puzzles. Her real joy, however, came from being with her family.

Preceded in death by parents, brothers and sister; husband Woodrow Patrick; infant daughter Linda; son Pat and daughter-in-law Rachel Patrick; and granddaughter Casey Shelton.

Left behind to mourn their loss but remember and honor their mother’s and “Granny’s” life are: son Bill Patrick (Donna) of Clinton; daughters June Gibbs (Steve) of Knoxville and Gail Newman (David) of Oak Ridge. Grandchildren: Lisa Church (Douglas) of Crossville and Severn, MD; Jeremy Newman (Jamie) of Dutch Valley; Nikki Shelton (Mike) of Tulsa, OK; Michael Patrick (Heather) of Knoxville; Erin Webb (Brad) of Oak Ridge; Dustin Patrick of Clinton; Jennifer Johnson of Knoxville; Kristen Patrick of Clinton; and Max Newman of Oak Ridge. Great-grandchildren: Savannah, Bailey and Evan Brown of Crossville; Emma and Rylee Patrick of Knoxville; Caden, Caroline, Conlin and Crawford Webb of Oak Ridge; Olivia and Charlotte Vanderyt of Tulsa; Livia Newman of Dutch Valley; Brynn Johnson of Knoxville; and Hunter Newman of Oak Ridge.

The family will receive friends Saturday, April 21, 2018 from 10-11 a.m. at Schubert Funeral Home in Wartburg. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. with Dr. Don Long and Dr. Jim West officiating, followed by interment at Anderson Memorial Gardens in Clinton.

Schubert Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.