Doris Jean Patton of Malden died Sunday, April 24, 2011 at Missouri Southern Healthcare in Dexter, Missouri, at the age of 73.

Mrs. Patton was born January 16, 1938 at Risco, Missouri, the daughter of the late George Woodrow Knight and Susie Male Rodgers. She was of the General Baptist faith and was retired from the Brown Shoe Company.

Mrs. Patton was married to J.M. Patton in 1978. Mr. Patton preceded her in death on April 24, 2005.

She is survived by three daughters, Pamela (Pam) Norman of Dudley; Debbie Smith of Poplar Bluff; and Linda Stanley and husband Jeff of Dexter; by one brother, Clayton Knight of Risco; five grandchildren, Stacia Shipman of Jackson, Clinton Lawrence of Dudley, Amanda Adams of Parma, Jentri Kasinger of Malden and Colby Denson of Jonesboro, Ark.; and by nine great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one son, Jimmy Adams; by one sister, Patsy White, and one brother, Larry Knight.

Friends may call after 10 a.m., Thursday, April 28, 2011 at the Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden. Funeral services will follow at 12 p.m., Thursday, April 28 at the Bradshaw Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Mark Powell officiating. Interment will follow at the Rosewood Cemetery in Malden.