Bishop J.O. Patterson Jr. died Saturday afternoon in Memphis, TN, at the age of 76. Bishop Patterson was born in Memphis, TN to the late, Bishop J.O. Patterson, Sr. and Mrs. Deborah M. Patterson. He was the grandson of the COGIC founder, Bishop Charles Harrison Mason. At the time of his passing he was the Bishop of the Church of God in Christ. He also served as a delegate to the Tennessee Constitutional Convention and the Democratic National Convention in 1972, 1976 and 1980. Bishop Patterson practiced law in Memphis and was a State Representative for one term, State Senator for two terms, Memphis City Councilman for five terms, and interim Mayor in 1982. He eventually became the president of the funeral home founded by his father, J.O. Patterson Mortuary.
Bishop J.O. Patterson Jr. died Saturday afternoon in Memphis, TN, at the age of 76. Bishop Patterson was born in Memphis, TN to the late, Bishop J.O. Patterson, Sr. and Mrs. Deborah M. Patterson. He was the grandson of the COGIC founder, Bishop Charles Harrison Mason. At the time of his passing he was the Bishop of the Church of God in Christ. He also served as a delegate to the Tennessee Constitutional Convention and the Democratic National Convention in 1972, 1976 and 1980. Bishop Patterson practiced law in Memphis and was a State Representative for one term, State Senator for two terms, Memphis City Councilman for five terms, and interim Mayor in 1982. He eventually became the president of the funeral home founded by his father, J.O. Patterson Mortuary.
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