Viola Colley Obituary
Farrar Funeral Home, Jefferson City
VIOLA ANN PATTERSON COLLEY, of Jefferson City, TN, born June 25, 1945 passed away peacefully at home after a brief illness with cancer on Friday, March 22, 2024. She was retired from General Electric. Preceded in death by her husband, Samuel (Ronnie) Colley; daughter, Kristi Colley; parents. Clyde and Vesta Patterson; brothers, Ruben Jones and Johnny Patterson; sisters, Irene Hodge, Kathleen Bishop, Virginia Hixon and Pauline Mayes. She is survived by her daughter, Susan Colley; sister, Ruby Smith; brother, Charles Patterson (Shirley); brothers-in-law, Lee Bishop, Michael Colley and Terry Colley; sisters-in-law, Frieda Patterson, Darlene Colley Alvis, and Melinda Hinton (Ed); and several nieces and nephews. Family will receive friends from 1:00 until 2:00 p.m. on Friday, March 29, 2024 at Farrar Funeral Home. Family and friends will then gather at Westview Cemetery for a 2:30 pm. graveside service.
Arrangements by Farrar Funeral Home in Jefferson City, TN 865-475-3892
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