Patton Funeral Home Obituaries

Looking for a recent Patton Funeral Home obituary, a funeral time, or a place to leave condolences? The first thing to check is which Patton Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Separate funeral home businesses with this name serve communities in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Minnesota, and their obituary records are not combined into one directory.

Recent Patton Funeral Home Obituaries

The following names appeared in official obituary listings reviewed in October 2026. They are a dated reference, not a live obituary feed. New notices may have been posted or updated since this review.

Kentucky — Brownsville, Park City and Cave City

For example, the official notice for Howard Kelly Hogan identifies a visitation on October 17, 2026, from 10 a.m. to noon Central Time, followed by a noon funeral service at Brownsville Chapel. This is a specific published service notice, not a general schedule for the funeral home.

View Kentucky Obituaries

Tennessee — Cleveland and Knoxville area

Patton Funeral Home’s Tennessee obituary directory includes the following October and September 2026 notices:

• Angela Lattimore — October 4, 2026
• Vernestine Anderson — October 3, 2026
• Glenda Johnson Beal — September 30, 2026
• Geneva Davis — September 28, 2026
• Bruce Whaley — September 25, 2026
• Fate Moulden — September 22, 2026

Find each person’s complete notice, memorial information, and available arrangements through the Tennessee obituary directory.

Minnesota — Blue Earth

Patton Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Blue Earth has published notices including:

• Jerry Bruce — October 6, 2026
• Clarann Sayre — September 30, 2026
• Donald James Asmus — September 29, 2026
• Marianne Mullaly — September 23, 2026
• Ramona Ehrich — September 22, 2026
• Bryan Schultz — September 21, 2026

The Blue Earth obituary directory offers individual memorial pages and funeral information where available.

How to Find a Patton Funeral Home Obituary

Start with the person’s last known city, rather than guessing from the funeral home’s name. This prevents mixing records from unrelated funeral providers.

Search Kentucky obituaries

1. Open pattonfuneralhome.com/obituaries.
2. Look for the obituary search field. Enter the person’s first and last name. Begin with the surname if the full name produces no match.
3. Review the matching listings. Compare the name, date of death, hometown, and family details.
4. Open the correct person’s notice. Read any visitation, funeral service, burial, and memorial information.
5. Save or share the notice. Keep the memorial URL and any announced service location.

Search Tennessee obituaries

1. Visit Patton Funeral Home Tennessee – All Obituaries.
2. Use the name-search field. The directory also offers alphabet-based surname navigation and monthly browsing.
3. Try an alternate surname or nickname if the person does not appear immediately.
4. Open the matching obituary and review the published life story and arrangement details.
5. Check the location and phone number before visiting, because the Tennessee operation serves several communities.

Search Blue Earth, Minnesota obituaries

1. Open Patton Funeral Home and Cremation Service – Obituaries.
2. Review recent listings or use the site’s available search and archive navigation.
3. Select the person’s name or the “Visit Obituary” link.
4. Check visitation, church, cemetery, burial, and reception information within the notice.
5. If no match appears, contact the Blue Earth office at 507-526-2102.

Patton Funeral Home Locations and Phone Numbers

Use these verified addresses to identify the business responsible for the obituary. Always follow the location printed on the individual funeral announcement, which may be a church, cemetery, community facility, or a different chapel.

Kentucky locations

Official Kentucky location reference: Patton Funeral Home Contact and Directions.

Tennessee location

Minnesota location

How to Check Visitation, Funeral and Burial Details

Finding the obituary is only the first step if you plan to attend a service. Check these details directly in the person’s notice:

For a funeral announced on short notice, call the appropriate chapel before leaving home. Services may be rescheduled, and the funeral home may have more recent instructions than an older shared screenshot.

How to leave an online condolence

1. Find the person’s official obituary using the appropriate directory above.
2. Look for a guestbook, tribute, condolences, or memory-sharing section.
3. Enter your name and a short, respectful message if the page offers a submission form.
4. Review your message carefully before submitting it.
5. Allow time for any moderation or approval. Not every funeral home uses the same guestbook features.

A helpful message can be as simple as: “We are sorry for your loss. We remember [first name] with great affection and are thinking of the family.” Avoid sharing private family or medical details without permission.

Sending flowers or making a memorial donation

Read the family’s preference first. Some announcements request flowers; others name a charity, church, scholarship, or memorial fund instead. If flowers are appropriate, confirm the delivery address, date, and whether the service will be held at the funeral home or elsewhere.

Do not send money to an unfamiliar third-party account based only on a social media post. Check memorial donation instructions against the obituary or with the family.

What If You Cannot Find the Obituary?

A missing result does not necessarily mean that a notice was never published. The funeral home may still be preparing it, the family may have chosen a private announcement, or the record may appear under another name.

Searching for an older obituary

Older notices may not appear in the current online obituary archive. A person could also have been served by a predecessor firm or another funeral home with a similar name.

1. Write down the full name, approximate year of death, state, and last known residence.
2. Search the appropriate Patton obituary archive using the surname and date range.
3. Search local newspaper archives for the person’s name and town.
4. Check the public library’s local history or obituary index for that county.
5. Contact the funeral home and ask whether older records are accessible and whether staff can confirm a specific record.
6. If the goal is to locate a burial, contact the cemetery directly after obtaining the cemetery name from the notice or another document.

How to Find a Grave After Reading an Obituary

Sometimes an obituary gives only “burial to follow” without naming the exact plot. The cemetery office, rather than the funeral home website, may be the best source for grave-level information.

1. Identify the cemetery. Read the obituary for a cemetery or graveside service reference.
2. Confirm the locality. Record the cemetery’s city and county, especially when several cemeteries share a similar name.
3. Contact the cemetery office. Provide the person’s legal name and approximate burial date.
4. Request the interment information. Ask whether the cemetery can share the section, lot, row, grave number, or an office map.
5. Save the source. Record the cemetery’s answer and the date it was provided.

If the person was a U.S. veteran, the VA Nationwide Gravesite Locator may help identify a qualifying veteran burial. It does not cover every civilian or private burial.

For additional research steps, visit the FindAGraves cemetery and burial research guide. It explains how to use death records, cemetery offices, headstone clues, and official archives to investigate a burial location.

How to Get Patton Funeral Home Obituary Notifications

Receiving new obituary notices is useful when you are following announcements in a particular community.

Kentucky notifications

1. Visit Patton Funeral Home’s official Kentucky website.
2. Look for the obituary email subscription option.
3. Enter the requested contact details and complete the sign-up process.
4. Follow any email confirmation instructions.

Minnesota notifications

1. Open the official Blue Earth homepage.
2. Find “Receive Notifications” near the obituary listings.
3. Follow the site’s subscription instructions.

For Tennessee, check the current obituary directory for available updates or contact the office about its preferred announcement method. Do not assume all three businesses share a subscription database.

Before Contacting a Funeral Home

If you are calling about a recently deceased person, an older obituary, a memorial service, or a cemetery record, prepare these details:

• Full name, including maiden or former married names if relevant
• Approximate date of death
• Last known city, state, or county
• Specific information needed: obituary, visitation, burial, flowers, or records
• Your relationship to the deceased if requesting nonpublic records

For an immediate family death, call the appropriate funeral home directly rather than relying on a general website contact form. Staff can explain their actual intake process, transportation arrangements, documentation requirements, and next steps.

Frequently Asked Questions

Final Checklist: Find the Correct Notice

Information reviewed: October 17, 2026. Obituary listings and funeral schedules can change. This independent research guide is not operated by, sponsored by, or affiliated with any Patton Funeral Home. Official funeral-home websites remain the authoritative sources for their published notices and current arrangements.