Leah Janelle Patterson

Services for Leah Janelle Patterson, 37, of Ada are 10:00 a.m. Friday, March 7, 2025, at Crosspointe Church. Burial will follow at Seeley Cemetery. A wake will be held from 5:00-8:00 p.m. Thursday at Criswell Funeral Home.
Leah was born on November 25, 1987, in Talihina, Oklahoma to the late Ronald and Neva Bond. She passed away on Monday, March 3, 2025, in Midwest City, Oklahoma. She was preceded in death by her father.
Leah and John Patterson were married on March 16, 2019, at Ada First Indian Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, John, her mother, Neva Bond and her brother, Sheldon Bond all of Ada. She had several aunts, uncles and a host of cousins and relatives.
Pallbearers include her cousins: Keith Frazier, Micah Frazier, Kingston Frazier, John Impson, Jocoby Impson, Eli Williamson, Derrick Bond, and Johnathon Bond.
Leah was a 2006 graduate of Latta High School. She was an A student throughout elementary and high school years. She attended Seminole State Junior College in Seminole, Oklahoma.
Leah was a member of Crosspointe Church where she and John participated in the Couples at the Point monthly event, and Christmas at Crosspointe as well as door greeters.
Leah accepted the Lord as her Savior at the age of 12 years old. She surrendered to the Mission field at 14 years old at Indian Falls Creek. She went on her first mission trip at Espanola, New Mexico at 15 years old and Baja, Mexico at 18 years old.
She was a member at Ada First Indian Baptist Church for several years prior to attending Crosspointe. Leah wore many hats such as: doing the on-line church services, she cooked for the Men's breakfast once a month; she was the program coordinator for all activities and events, a van driver as well as the youth director. Leah attended Indian Falls Creek, throughout her entire life, and was recently the coordinator for the Special Events Program.
She worked for the Chickasaw Nation Youth Services as an administrative assistant. Leah worked for the Vanoss Public School System for 14 years. She was their JOM coordinator, the computer lab technician for all grades, a bus driver, the media specialist and paraprofessional aide for 1st grade as well as doing other special events and activities for the school. Leah also worked for the Ada Area Youth Shelter for a few years.
Leah enjoyed watching and supporting the Vanoss Wolves basketball games and was their media specialist ("webmaster") for the ball games as well. She loved her JOM students and church youth group and always had them involved in various community activities such as serving at Abbas table, working the trail of lights at Wintersmith Park, attending Christian contemporary concerts, attending Winter Jam, church lock-ins and many, many other activities. She not only was their teacher, but she was a wonderful mentor to all her kids. Her favorite movie was Home Alone and Disney movies. She had a "knack for quoting all the animated Disney movies." She enjoyed playing UNO, playing Fortnite with her husband and brother ("Her gamer tag name was TheFleahnator or Card Collector') and cornhole with her cousins. She enjoyed listening to KLove, and even played it on her bus route for the kids to listen too. She enjoyed a wide range of foreign food as well as a home cooked meal. She was a good cook. She was creative and loved putting things together for special occasions. She loved taking road trips with family and friends. Most of all, she enjoyed spending time with her immediate family at all holidays and events. And she even hosted the Thanksgiving festivities in her own home. She was big with her family and loved them all.
Leah left a beautiful legacy for all. She had a witty, loving, caring and humble spirit as she touched the lives of many, many people, especially the lives of children and youth, whether at church or at school. She had a "special place" in her heart for the kids although she had no children of her own. She took them under her wings and called them "my kids." There are numerous other things to mention about Leah but if she left an impression upon your heart, it was the love of Christ who lived within her.