Bean, Katherine Patterson – Obituary
Mrs. Katherine Patterson Bean, member of a prominent pioneer family and for many years an outstanding figure in the civic and community life of Eugene and in several leading women’s organizations, died in her sleep Tuesday [February 22, 1944] at her home, 978 High Street, at the age of 69 years. She was the widow of the late Louis E. Bean, who held several high state offices. Mr. Bean was an attorney. Mrs. Bean was a native of Lane County, born Aug. 28, 1874, on the farm of her parents, Alexander K. and Iphie Henderson Patterson, three miles east of … Read more