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3282 GEORGIA AND GEORGIANSa point on Peacliiree Street near Five Points. That was his business homefor eight years, In. 1904 lie removed to liis present quarters, which he nowowns, at 96 North Forsythe Street, and there .he has one of the most modernand best equipped undertaking establishments in Georgia, or for that matterin the entire South. Eight years ago his only son, Frederick Wakefield Patterson,became a partner, and since the Arm lias hcen E. M. Patterson & Son.As undertakers and fnncral directors the name of E. M. Patterson & Sonlins long hccn a household word in Atlanta and all over the northwesternpart of the state. The senior member is now the oldest funeral director in theentire state from the standpoint of length of service. There are few men inany line of occupation who have been continuously at work for forty-fouryears. His activities in Atlanta have continued uninterrupted for thirty-fouryears. In that time he has officiated at the burial of many of Georgia's mostnoted people, including Alexander E. Stephens on March 8, 1883, who diedwhile governor of Georgia; Eon. Joseph E. Brown, who was Georgia's famouswar governor; Alien D. Candler, Joseph M. Terrell, Sam Jones, A. 0. Baconand many others.Ee has olso made himself a leader in all professional organizations andactivities. For nine years he was president of the Georgia Stale Board ofEmbalmers, serving four years under Governor Alien D. Candler and fiveyears under Governor Joseph M. Terrcll. Ee is a member of the NationalFuneral Directors' Association of the United States and is now its secondvice president. For three different years he served as president of the GeorgiaState Funeral Directors' Association. Mr. Pattersou is a member and trusteeof the First Christian Church of Atlanta. Fraternally ho is identified withthe Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Improved Order of Red Men,and for the past twenty consecutive years has represented his Odd Fellowslodge, Capital Lodge No. 60, in the grand lodge of the state. Ee has been amember of that order since 1878, for thirty-seven years, and has been treasurerof the Atlanta lodge for the past fifteen years.On December 30, 1880, Mr. Patterson married Miss Clara Wakeficld, whowas born and reared in Birmingham, England. They have two children.Frederick Vakefield Patterson is the son already mentioned; and the daughteris Claude Brumficld, now Mrs. Benjamin F. Xoble of Montgomery, Alabama.The judiciary of Efnngharn County containsno more honored or respected name than that of Hon. Albert BunyeanKieffer, whose .services in the capacity of ordinary, at Springfield, have beenof a character to establish him firmly in the confidence of the people amongwhom his life has been passed. During a long and useful career he has beenengaged in a variety of pursuits, his energies having invaded the fields ofeducation, merchandising and finance, and his contributions to the welfareand advancement of the community have always been of a substantial andlasting nature.Jiidge Kieffer was born April 1, 1859, in Emngham County, Georgia, andis a son of Alien Newton and Georgia Ann Rebecca (Dasher) Kicffer. Thefamily is well known in Efnngbam County, where the father was born April21. 1829, and the mother in 1836, and they were married in 1856. Alien N.Kieffer passed his life as a farmer and planter, accumulated a satisfying property and died in November, ]911, the mother having passed away many yearsbefore, in April. 1863. They were the parents of two children: SamuelNapoleon and Albert Bunyesn.Albert B. Eieffcr derived his early education in the public schools ofSpringfield, which he attended for about five years, then going to ScrevcnCounty and completing his studies. Ee entered upon his career as an educator and for some years was widely known as one of the popular and efficientteachers of EfSngham and Screven counties, but subsequently removed to