James/Jim “JP” D. Patterson, 71, Melvern: Feb. 14, 1954 – Sept. 11, 2025

MELVERN, Kan. – James/Jim “JP” D. Patterson, 71, departed peacefully this life on the morning of Sept. 11, 2025, at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Kansas City, Kan. He was born Feb. 14, 1954, at the doctor’s office, in Lyndon, Kan., the son of RD and Norma (Arb) Patterson. Jim grew up in Melvern,