Judith Patterson

Judith was born in Farmington, NM on June 2, 1947 and passed at her home in Albuquerque on January 11, 2024. She attended Bloomfield Public Schools and graduated in her 12th year. She was a student at Eastern New Mexico University and obtained her Associates Degree in Business.

Judith was a long time employee of the NM Dept. of Vocational Rehabilitation and retired at a young age. She studied and became a medical transcriptionist at different medical facilities.

She traveled often and shared her experiences. She shared her live with Glen Fowler for many years. Glen passed in 2020.

She is survived by her sister, Patricia (Pat) Smothers of Clinton, Oklahoma, nieces Elizabeth Velasquez and her family of Coyote, NM, Jessica Kelley and family of Bloomfield, NM, Paula Snyder and her children of Fruitland, Oregon, and Trena Bozarth of Colorado. Judy was blessed with many nieces and nephews and 2 great nieces.

Judith was a proud member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma.

Judith will be laid to rest on Saturday, January 20, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at the Mount Calvary Cemetery in Albuquerque, NM.