- Date Of Birth: August 2, 1926
- Date Of Death: April 21, 2021
- State: Kentucky
Margaret DeRouen Patton, age 94, passed away Wednesday, April 21, 2021, in Bardstown, Kentucky.
Born in Reserve, Louisiana, to her father Suly and her mother Noemie Horn DeRouen. Margaret Patton lived in Morehead and worked as an associate professor of sociology at Morehead State University.
While at MSU she founded the KY Chapter of Pi Gamma Mu Honor Society in 1969 and Chapter 148 of Phi Kappa Phi in 1972. She also established the Margaret Patton Scholarship.
Margaret was preceded in death by her parents, Suly and Noemie Horn DeRouen; a sister, Noemie DeRouen; and her husband, Dr. Ben K. Patton, Jr., Professor Emeritus, MSU.
She is survived by a daughter, Lauren Furnish of Bardstown; a son, Christopher Patton (Liahana) of Lakeland, Florida; three grandchildren; and three great grandchildren.
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