Carrie Grayson Patterson

I did not want to leave you all because I loved each of you in my own special way, but when God heard my secret cry, His death angels came to take me back to my Heavenly Father. This day is my reason for living holy. I knew that only the righteous shall see God. After only eighty years of life and many trials and tribulations, I welcomed my departure from this land because this world was never meant to be my permanent home. There was peace and serenity on my journey home. My journey through this life is over, but my true journey has just begun! Don’t cry for me but rejoice instead because I am now free.

Carrie Grayson Patterson was born on May 2, 1944, to the late Roosevelt and Virigina Grayson in Hampton County, South Carolina. She was the tenth child out of thirteen and often referred to as “Sister.” Ten siblings preceded her in death. Carrie was educated in the Hampton and Jasper County public school system. She retired from Hilton Head Hospital as a domestic engineer. She enjoyed fishing, cooking, and baking. She was known for her sweet potato pie and fruit cake. She was raised as a child at Bethel Baptist Church in Pineland, South Carolina. As an adult, she joined Greater Pentecostal Temple and served on the Mother’s Board. She also volunteered at the Agape Family Life Center until her health declined. She entered into eternal rest on Saturday, February 1, 2025, at Novant Health (Coastal Carolina Hospital).

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Joe Patterson, Jr.; siblings, Bill Grayson, Woodrow Grayson, Maggie Hamilton, Eugene Grayson, Mae Pearl Hamilton, Mable Harris, Lila Hamilton, Mary Navarro, Robert Grayson, and Curtis Grayson; step-siblings, Gartfield Orr, Jr., Artlee Bolden, and Harry Orr; and grandson, Abdul Hayward. T

hose left behind to continue her legacy include: children, Harriet Grayson, Sharon (Cyril) Hayward and Joel Patterson; twelve grandchildren; a host of great-grandchildren; one great-great grandchild; brother, Ottis (Bessie) Grayson; sister, Lunetta Grayson; brother-in-law, Robert Patterson; sister-in-law, Luretha Grayson; step-siblings, Jimmy Orr, Verna Horace, Elease Saxby, and Gertrude Mitchell; and a host of nieces, nephews, other family, and friends.   

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