Obituary was published in the Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, CA, from March 18 to March 20, 2011:

Mary Doris Patterson Voyles was born in Hopewell, KY on April 6, 1924 and she died peacefully in her sleep with family by her bedside at Huntcliff Summit in Sandy Springs, GA on the afternoon of March 3, 2011. She was the daughter of Lillian Nichols Patterson of Harrodsburg, KY and Andrew Garnet Patterson. Doris Patterson Voyles, known as "Pat" to her many friends and family members, grew up in Harrodsburg, KY. Following an early graduation from high school at age 16 (where she was the valedictorian of her class), she moved to Louisville, KY and attended Stratford Business College in 1940. Following the beginning of World War II, Pat worked in an administrative position at a local shipping company which manufactured "LST" landing craft along the Ohio River. Following the end of World War II, Pat moved to Wright Field in Dayton, OH where she met a young Army Air Force test pilot, James Homer Voyles, Jr., from Morrow, GA. Following a short engagement, they were married in October, 1947 and remained married until his death in April, 1985.Pat had four children, whom she loved deeply, and spent her career as a homemaker, taking care of her husband and children as they moved over 17 times during James' career in the Air Force and later as a senior executive with the Lockheed-California Company. Later in life following her husband's retirement from Lockheed, and their move to Atlanta, GA in 1980, Pat became involved in the North Fulton Republican Women's Club and the Georgia Society of Professional Engineers. Pat was also a member of Second Ponce de Leon Baptist Church for 20 years, and spent the last 10 years as a member of Church of the Apostles. Pat had a deep faith in Christ, which strengthened and sustained her throughout the many ups and downs of her life.Pat Voyles was predeceased by her husband of 38 years, Colonel James Homer Voyles, Jr., USAF Retired, and her sister Billie Jean Patterson of Tifton, GA. Pat is survived by her sisters Beatrice Tatum of Harrodsburg, KY, and Helen Tracy of Grand Island, Nebraska, her sister-in-law, Betty Voyles of Sandy Springs, GA, brother-in-law, John Voyles and his wife Bonita of Monticello, GA, and her four children, James Homer Voyles, III, Robert Patterson Voyles and Leslie Ann Voyles Nigh, all of Atlanta, GA, and Patricia Louise Voyles of Santa Clarita, California. She is also survived by daughters-in-law, Belle Schroder Voyles, Susan Foster Voyles, and son-in-law John Russell Nigh, together with 9 grandchildren and one great- grandchild. Memorial services for Pat Voyles were held at Church of the Apostles in Atlanta, GA on Tuesday, March 8, 2011. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Pat's honor are requested to be made directly to either Young Life Expeditions (account # 3228) and mailed to Young Life Service Center, 420 N. Cascade Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO 80903 or to Leading the Way, and mailed to P.O. Box 20100, Atlanta, GA 30325.