Long-time Tulsa resident, Frances Patricia "Patty" (Johnson) Stanfield, 91,
passed away January 11. She was pre-deceased by her husband,
Rowland, who died in 1974. He was a former Vice-president of Williams
Brothers Company, a nationally known Quarter Horse breeder and
rancher, and founder of Thermo-Chem Corporation.
Born on St. Patrick's Day, Patty was a native of Tampa, FL, and the
daughter of Leo F. and Gertrude Johnson. Her family moved to
Savannah when she was in junior high school. Patty attended Savannah
High School where she was elected Miss Savannah High. Winner of
several beauty pageants, she was selected Miss Savannah Air Queen by
actor Clark Gable, to reign in ceremonies relating to the opening of the
new Savannah Airport in 1944.
She was attending Armstrong College in Savannah when she met
Rowland who was serving in the Army Air Corps at Hunter Field. They
married in 1945 after he completed his military service in Panama.
Rowland brought his Southern Belle to Tulsa where his family resided.
Patty was on the boards of The Tulsa Boys Home and The Babies Milk
Fund. She was a former member of Southern Hills Country Club and
attended First Presbyterian Church. Patty will be remembered for her
style, wit, sense of humor and her love of music.
She was preceded in death by her oldest son, Rowland Jr., who passed
away in 2010. She is survived by her daughter, Patricia Wofford (Larry),
and her son, Geoffrey, both of Tulsa, one granddaughter, Lesley Becker
(Matt) and one great- granddaughter, Brooke, of Madison, CT., and many
nieces.
A private, family memorial service will be held under the direction of
Moore's Southlawn and burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery.