October 7, 2025
Louine Beth (Dahlman) Patton died on Tuesday morning October 7, 2025, at Sayre Christian Village in Lexington, Kentucky where she had been living for the last ten years. She was the surviving spouse of of Rev. Clare R. Patton, retired associate member of the Michigan Conference.
Louine was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan on May 18, 1929, to Joseph Paul Dahlman and Adelia Serena (Furseth) Dahlman. She was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Clare Rodney Patton (d. August 20, 2014).
Descendants include sons Stephen Patton and wife Laura of Lexington, KY; Brian Patton (wife Susan deceased) of Knoxville, TN and Terry Patton (wife Judy deceased) of Caro, MI.; grandchildren Amanda Moore and husband Jacob of Lexington, KY; Joshua Patton (born on Louine’s 60th birthday) of Lexington, KY; Cynthia Patton of Lexington, KY.; David Patton (born on Clare’s 60th birthday) and wife Ruth of Lexington, KY; Kendra Alvey and husband Jared of Mesa, AZ; Luke Patton of Mesa, AZ; greatgrandchildren Adalee, Josie, Sadie and Zoe Moore; Aria, Anova and Aiden Alvey.
Louine met her future husband, Clare, while they were both attending Michigan State University. They were married on October 9, 1948, and lived in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan where their first son, Stephen, was born. They soon after moved to Flint, Michigan where both Brian and Terry were born.
Louine, wife, mother and stay-at-home parent, added another role, pastor’s wife, when Clare accepted a calling to ministry and served four churches over 27 years (1962-1989) in the Detroit Conference of the United Methodist Church.
Louine also partnered with Clare while he was president of Bay Shore Camp and Family Ministries in Sebewaing, Michigan from 1983 until 2000.
Clare and Louine lived in Caro, Michigan after retirement and started spending part of their time during winter months in Florida (snowbirds). Eventually they moved permanently to Florida where they resided in Davenport, Florida until Clare died in 2014 and Louine moved to Lexington, Kentucky near her oldest son, Stephen and family. She lived in Sayre Christian Village from February 2015 until her death on October 7, 2025.
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