John William “Johnny” Patterson passed away after an extended battle with cancer at age 65 on March 4, 2025, in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Johnny was born on November 27, 1959, as the third of 7 children born to Tom and Marianne Patterson in Moab, where he grew up and attended school. Johnny worked on drill rigs for a while after high school and then moved to Nevada, where he started operating heavy equipment. He was very good at running all the equipment, but his favorite was the trackhoe.
He is survived by his mother, Marianne of Ridgecrest; son, Corey of San Francisco; daughter, Kacey of Moab; son, Kade of Dallas; siblings, George (Darla) of Moab, Kathy of Ridgecrest, Betsy (Ernie) of Clifton, Michael (Lisa) of Anchorage, Sue of Kingman and Tom of DR; granddaughter Skyler; and nieces and nephews: Drew, Cassie, Tiffany, Kristen, Patrick, Stephanie and Daniel. He was preceded in death by his son, George, and father, Tom.
Services will be held on April 7 at 11 a.m. at Spanish Valley Mortuary (386 N. 100 West).
Family and friends are invited to share tributes online at www.SpanishValleyMortuary.com
