Carroll Gene Patrick

Carroll Gene Patrick age 81, of Mt. Vernon, Missouri, passed away at 2:40 a.m. on Saturday, January 19, 2019, at Cox South Hospital in Springfield, Missouri.  He was born May 7, 1937, in Mt. Vernon, the son of Edward and Nellie (Sutton) Patrick.  
Carroll was a 1955 graduate of Mt. Vernon High School.  He worked for Armour Meats in South Dakota for 15 years before moving back to Mt. Vernon where he had a construction company with his brother.  He also worked for Hubs Propane and Oil in Mt. Vernon.  He was a member of the First Christian Church in Mt. Vernon and was a Mason and Shriner.
On December 31, 1987, he married Cleta Floyd, in Miller, Missouri.
Carroll is survived by his wife of 31 years, Cleta; one daughter, Jude Patrick of Aurora, Missouri; two sons, Chad Neely and his wife, Audri, and Mike Neely all of La Russell, Missouri; three grandchildren, Nicholaus Mayab and his wife, Bailey, of La Russell, Kelsey Hill and her husband, Isaac, of Mt. Vernon and Kyley Neely of La Russell; one granddaughter on the way; one great-granddaughter, Pennie Mayab and several nieces and nephews.
His parents, Edward and Nellie, one sister, and four brothers, preceded him in death.
A visitation will be held from 1:00-2:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 24, 2019 at the First Christian Church in Mt. Vernon. Followed with a memorial service at 2:00 p.m. Private family burial will be at a later date at the Mt. Vernon City Cemetery.  Arrangements are under the direction of the Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home, in Mt. Vernon.
Online condolences may be shared at www.FossettMosherFuneralHome.com.