Edward R. "Pat" Patterson, 84, of Mountain Home passed away January 9, 2009 at the Good Samaritan Village. Pat Patterson was born Thursday, May 14, 1925 in Layland, W. VA, the son of Harlan and Katherine Goheen Patterson. He married Wanda Wigand on September 24, 1949 at Rapid City, SD. Pat was a purple heart veteran of WWII and Korea serving 20 years in the U.S. Air Force and then worked as a Computer Analyst for General Motors retiring after 20 years. Pat lived in Mountain Home since 1986 moving from Bloomfield Hills, MI. He was a member of Holy Cross Lutheran Church.