Coweta Patton

Our beloved mother and grandmother, Coweta Patton, of Cloverdale, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023.

She will be sorely missed by her family and many friends.

Coweta was born on Nov. 23, 1939 in Gary to John L. McFarland and Doris (Cannon) Stattner.

Her family settled in Cloverdale in 1954.

She married Paul Grove in 1962 and made a wonderful life with him until his untimely passing in 1985. She later married Don Patton in 1998, and he passed in 2018.

Coweta loved homemaking, gardening and helping with the family baling business, and later in life enjoyed watching NASCAR, motocross racing, HGTV and studying history. She had a passion for politics, constantly reading and keeping abreast of current events, and was also active by serving the community several years as the president of the town council.

She is survived by her son, Dennis (Karen) Whitaker of Cloverdale, and stepchildren Don (Susan) Patton Jr., Michael (Billie) Patton, Marianne (Frank) Abell and Thomas (Sandy) Patton. She is also survived by siblings Cheryl (Tom) Bentley of Tavares, Fla., and James McFarland of Orlando, Fla.; sister-in-law Margaret McFarland of Ocala, Fla.; as well as numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, John McFarland and Doris Stattner; husbands Paul Grove and Don Patton; son Philip Grove; siblings Sharon McFarland, Henry Nelson, Wayne McFarland and Steve McFarland; and sister-in-law Rita McFarland.

Funeral services for Coweta will be held Saturday, Jan. 6 at 11 a.m. at Whitaker Funeral Home, Cloverdale. Burial will follow at the Cloverdale Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday, Jan. 5 from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the funeral home.

Condolences may be made at www.whitakerfuneralhome.net.