Tammy Louise Martin Patterson, age 50 of Villa Rica, passed away on Friday, July 18, 2025. She was born in Villa Rica on March 18, 1975, to the late James Austin Martin and the late Hilda Doris Mauldin Lenord. In addition to her parents, Tammy is preceded in death by a sister, Mary Jean Hicks Eason.

Tammy was a fun loving person who enjoyed the art of gambling, especially when she could to travel to a casino.  She loved her family fiercely and adored her grandchildren.

Survivors include her husband, John Tracy Patterson of Villa Rica; her children: Austin Blaze Manning (Heather Nicole Dunn) of Villa Rica, Casey Patterson (Hannah) of Bremen, Jay Patterson of Temple, and Laci Wilson (Lane) of Ranburne; and her sister and brother-in-law, Penny Hopkins (Kevin Butler) of Temple. Also surviving are her grandchildren:  Lorelai Skye Manning, Lane Daniel, Lillie Benefield, Layton Wilson, Kara Patterson, Noah Patterson and Olivia Jean Lynn Smith; niece, Jessica Smith (Damon Smith) and several other relatives and friends.

In keeping with the family's wishes she was cremated.

The family will host a memorial at a later date.

Cremation services are entrusted to Hutcheson's Memorial Chapel & Crematory of Buchanan.