Carolyn Irene Pattison

September 6, 1939 - August 21, 2020

Carolyn Irene Pattison, 80, of Mentone, CA went to be with the Lord on August 21, 2020. She was born September 6, 1939 in Arkansas to Oval and Elsie Hornbuckle. As a young child, her family moved to Southern California where she attended local schools and graduated from Redlands High School in 1957. She married Harry Pattison and together they had one son, Eddy Joe. Besides making a home for her family, she also had a bookkeeping career and helped to support their family businesses. Carolyn was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend who adored her family and many friends. She rarely missed an opportunity to gather for celebrations. She loved dancing, music, cooking, reading, quilting, canning and enjoyed many travel and camping trips with friends and family over the years. One especially memorable trip was celebrating her birthday in Santa Maria, Portugal (Azore Islands) with Harry, his sister, Betty, and his cousin, Jane. She was a member of Rocky Point Fellowship and the Portuguese-American Club in Mentone. She is survived by her husband, Harry Pattison; daughter-in-law, Lynnae Pattison; grandchildren, Karen and Will Bodnar, Joe and Rachelle Pattison, Jake and Nina Pattison; four great grandchildren who were the apple of her eye; sisters, Judy Armbruster and Marilyn Brumett; sister-in-law, Betty Kuhns; and many nieces and nephews. Carolyn was preceded in death by her son, Eddy Joe, her parents, two sisters, and brother. Family and friends are invited to graveside services on Friday, September 25th, 2020, 10:30am at Montecito Memorial Park.