Celebration of Life services for Mrs. Dorothy Patterson, of Gilliam, will be Saturday, September 13, 2025, at 1:00 p.m., in the Chapel of Washington's & Smith's Paradise Funeral Home, 1842 Barton Drive, Shreveport, Louisiana 71107. Pastor Robert T. Green, Jr., officiating. Interment will follow in Lake Zion Cemetery, Belcher, Louisiana. Public Viewing will be Friday, September 12, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., at the funeral home.  Flowers may be sent to or purchased at the Funeral Home.