Constella B. Patterson Farris Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Constella Patterson Farris was born May 31, 1941, in St. Louis, Missouri to Henry Ward Beecher and Eddie Beatrice Buren. Constella was the second youngest sibling: Ruby Mae, Velma, Emmauel (Pete), Eddie Purdue, Lavertia and Carolee. She graduated from Vashon High School in 1959. Upon graduation, she went to Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri and graduated in 1964. On May 20, 1972, she became a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. A Master of Education from the National College of Education in Evanston, Illinois was conferred to Constella on August 20, 1989. She taught at Herzog Elementary for forty years. As a young woman, Constella married Oscar Patterson March 20, 1971, who proceeded her in death in 1981. In that union, they lovingly welcomed their daughter Chantay Patterson. Constella later married Ike Farris in 1985 who embraced and loved Chantay as his own daughter. Constella was known for her boisterous, fiery and loving personality. She was always dressed to impress, especially with jewelry and purses. She loved her family. She and her sisters loved to gather the family for holidays, good food (she was an excellent cook) and games. She created many loving memories playing spades, dominos, and pokeno. The three sisters who lived in St. Louis (Constella, Laverita, and Carolee) shared wonderful times together traveling, going to various workshops and other fun events. She was a member of Christ Our Redeemer AME Church and loved her church family. She is survived by her husband, Ike, and daughter Chantay; her sisters Laverita Johnson and Carolee Smith (Harl). She has a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and many friends who attest to the life and legacy she left behind.

Constella B. Patterson Farris

May 31, 1941 - January 20, 2020