NASHUA, N.H. — Ruth Ilene Patterson of Hollis, N.H., died on Friday, June 25.

She was born on July 30, 1919, in Auburn, the daughter of Clyde and Lena Chippendale Davis. She graduated from Edward Little High School in 1937. On Oct. 19, 1938, she married Leslie E. Bickford of Danville.

For many years, she and her husband operated “Bick’s Service Station” in Danville. She worked at Peck’s Department store for many years and later worked as a secretary at Memorial School in New Gloucester. Upon retirement, they spent their winters in Zephyrhills, Fla.

She was a member of the Sacred Heart Church in Auburn, past member of the Pine Tree Gypsy’s Camping Club and the F&G Square Dance Club of Gray.

Her interest was camping, painting, sewing and many crafts. Her husband, Leslie E. Bickford died on Feb. 22, 1998. On Nov. 17, 2004, she married Thomas V. Patterson, formerly of Auburn.

She is survived by four children, one son, Richard A. Bickford and his wife, Lorraine, of Crawfordville, Fla.; three daughters, Judi A. Ryerson and her husband, Richard, of Brunswick, Sandi B. Hostetler of Chester Springs, Pa., and Lynndel R. Buzzell and her husband, Larry, of Baldwinsville, N.Y.; two sisters, Mary Tyler of Danville and Janice Conant of Windham; four stepchildren, Nancy Hildreth of Milford, N.H., Nelson Patterson of Narragansett, RI., Neil Patterson of Yorktown, Va., and Natalie Wilder of Woodstock, Ga.; nine grandchildren, Heather Dykeman of Saco, Heidi Wright of Chatham, Mass., Susan Ruel of Wales, Greg Bickford of Crawfordville, Fla., Chris Bickford of Crawfordville, Fla., Sheri Huang of Wauwatosa, Wis., Scott Buzzell of Baldwinsville, N.Y., Pamela Beiler of Reading, Pa., and Tara Karleen of Birdsboro, Pa.; 14 stepgrandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; 16 stepgreat-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by a brother, Clyde A. Davis Jr.; a sister, Jean B. Butler; and a great-granddaughter, Hannah Lynn Dykeman.

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