Harold Kay Patrick

A Celebration of Life service for Harold Kay Patrick, 80 of Corinth, MS, will be Monday, March 11, 2019 at 11:00 A M at Tate Baptist Church. Bro. Mickey Trammel, Dr. Charles Fowler and Ronnie Sleeper will officiate the service. Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Selmer, TN. Visitation will be Sunday, March 10, 2019 from 2:00 P M to 5:00 P M at Tate Baptist Church. Mr. Patrick passed away Friday, March 8, 2019 at Baptist Memorial Hospital East in Memphis TN. He was born September 27, 1938 in Selmer, TN to James Alvis Patrick and Rose Ella Jenkins Patrick. A lot of words have been used by friends this week to describe Harold Patrick – entrepreneur, mentor, hero, role model, self-made, inspiration, Godly man. And they’re all true. Orphaned at 10 years old because of the early death of his mother and father, he bounced from Aunt Eunice’s house to the Baptist Children’s Home in Memphis, where he and his brother Rhea lived, sometimes in very difficult conditions, until relocating at age 14 with his older brother Jimmy. He never finished high school, and we’re not really sure at what point he dropped out, but would later tell people that, “I have the kind of education no class can teach.” He learned some important lessons selling burial policies and working for Dacus Drug Company– battling for shelf space, building relationships with grocery jobbers, promoting products, not taking no for an answer, helping customers. By the age of 23, he had 3 children and a growing desire to make something of himself. Being set back by his early circumstances were not going to stop him. Eventually, he found himself selling mobile homes in Corinth, a humble salesman’s start to what would become a remarkable career. Forming Patrick Mobile Homes in 1966, he learned how to put those selling skills to good use. Ingenuity and creativity would help him win the competitive battles of business. As his business reach grew, he invested time and money in companies like Townhouse, a manufactured housing factory in Selmer, TN. He would meet his long-time partner Charles Youngerman at Townhouse, and together they would build a 14 location manufactured housing retail empire that dominated Mississippi and West Tennessee. He knew that joining forces with the right people would help him get where he needed to go. He was inducted into the Missississippi Manufactured Housing Association’s Hall of Fame. The crowning achievement would come in 1997, when he and eight other very successful manufactured housing retail companies rolled up their businesses and went public on the New York Stock Exchange, ringing the opening bell on the day their stock hit the markets. From high school dropout to Wall Street – the American Dream! He also envisioned and built Shiloh Ridge Athletic Club, Corinth’s first and only full-service golf, tennis and health club facility. Years later, Shiloh Ridge stands tall as one of his most proud achievements. He enjoyed golf as much as anyone could, earning the nickname “Tripod” for his awkward putting stance. But you’d better not let Tripod fool you, he could putt the lights out. He enjoyed NASCAR racing, coaching baseball, and supporting his grandchildren in their school and athletic efforts. He was a dedicated member of Tate Baptist Church, leading many efforts in the church to grow its reach and ministry in Corinth. Harold is survived by his wife of 41 years, Nancy Davis Patrick of Corinth, MS; his sons, Kenneth Harold Patrick of Pensacola, FL, Ronnie Sleeper (Natalie) of Corinth, MS and Todd Sleeper (Hannah) of Franklin, TN; his daughters, Charlotte Curtis (Breck) of Corinth, MS and Sharon Franks of Corinth, MS; 11 grandchildren, Laurin Lopez (Ricardo), Drew Patrick (Katie), Erin Moss, Zack Grier, Heather Burnett (Rusty), Hunter Curtis, Caroline Sleeper, Payne Sleeper, Jackson Sleeper, Reed Sleeper and Hank Sleeper; 7 great grandchildren, Katelyn Shelton, Brynn Moss, Presley Moss, Aubrey Grier, Thomas Patrick, Henry Patrick and Raphael Lopez; his sister, Rosemary Landreth of Selmer, TN; his beloved sister-in-law, Bobbie Patrick of Santa Rosa Beach, FL; numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and a host of friends. He was preceded in death by father, James Alvis Patrick; his mother, Rose Ella Jenkins Patrick; his daughter-in-law, Linda Patrick; his son-in-law, Joe Franks; his brothers, James Alvis Patrick II, William S. Patrick and Kenneth Rhea Patrick; and his brother-in-law, Noel P. Landreth. Pallbearers will be Ben Betts, David Green, Don Steen, Payne Sleeper, Jackson Sleeper, Drew Patrick, Reed Sleeper and Zack Grier and Hunter Curtis. Honorary pallbearers will be The Rusty Zippers Breakfast Club @ Joe’s Diner. The family has requested in lieu of flowers that interested donors make a contribution of any amount to the Tennessee Baptist Children’s Homes at P.O. Box 2206, Brentwood, TN 37024. Magnolia Funeral Home has been honored to serve the family of Mr. Harold Kay Patrick.