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FRANKLIN EDWARD PATRICK – 88
– Self –Made Man
Mr. Franklin Edward Patrick, of
Barnesville passed away Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014 in an Upson County
healthcare facility. Mr.
Patrick was a native of Ft. Gaines but had lived in
Barnesville for most of his life. He was the son of the
late Mr. Hugh Franklin Patrick and the late Mrs. Julia Elizabeth
Herman Patrick and was also preceded in death by his first
wife, Elaine Leverett Patrick; by his brother, Oscar Herman
Patrick; and by two sisters, Sarah Michael and Aurellia Craig.
Mr. Patrick was a graduate of
Gordon Military High School and attended Gordon College.
He was truly a
self-made man. Early in adulthood, he studied welding as an
apprentice who wanted no payment other than the knowledge and training
that he could receive. His first project was to build himself a wood
lathe which was the beginning of a lifelong passion in woodworking and
woodturning. Mr. Patrick started his own business and became the
founder of the local woodturning group. His first large job was the
staircase in the Governor's Mansion in Atlanta in which all of the
spindles were turned by hand. Among other examples of his work is
the carousel at Six Flags Over Georgia. He even held a Guinness
World Record for the largest hand turned wooden bowl in the world.
Mr. Patrick was also employed by the city of Barnesville where, over
the years, he served in several capacities including city zoning
administrator and water works superintendent. Mr. Patrick was a
veteran, having served in the U.S. Army in both World War II and in the
Korean Conflict. He was a Mason for the past 60 years and was a member
of Pinta Lodge 88. Mr. Patrick was a member of the First Baptist Church
of Barnesville where he had been a deacon.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy "Dot" Patrick; four children, Franklin E. Patrick and Christie) of Pooler, Gail Rooks (and Ricky) of Barnesville, Hugh Patrick (and Carole) of Barnesville and Linda Patrick of McDonough; three stepchildren, Tom Torbert (and Margaret) of Marietta, Johnny Torbert (and Nadine) of Barnesville and Christy Caldwell (and Bill) of Nashville, Tenn.; five grandchildren, Tim Rooks (and Lauren) of Barnesville, Ryan Rooks (and Amber) of Barnesville, Heather Metcalf (and Donald) of Jacksonville, Fla., Wilson Patrick of Jacksonville, Fla., and Jason Dixon of Pooler, Ga.; five step-grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; 12 step-great grandchildren; and two step-great-great grandchildren. Funeral services for Mr. Franklin "Frank" Patrick are currently pending and will be announced later by Williams Funeral Home of Barnesville. The family has asked that memorial contributions be made to either the music ministry at First Baptist Church, 200 Zebulon St., Barnesville, Ga., 30204, or to the donor's favorite charity. Funeral services for Mr.
Franklin "Frank" Patrick will be conducted Wednesday, Aug. 20 ,2014 at
the First Baptist Church of Barnesville with the Rev. Garth Forster
officiating.
Interment
will follow in Greenwood Cemetery. The family will receive
friends at the Williams Funeral Home on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014. The
family has asked that memorial contributions be made to either the
music ministry at First Baptist Church, 200 Zebulon St., Barnesville,
Ga., 30204, or to the donor's favorite charity. http://willlamsfh.net. Williams Funeral Home of Barnesville is
in charge of arrangements, 770-358-1678.- Herald Gazette, Friday, Aug,
15, 2014
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