PATTON In Milford, September 1, 2005, Dorothy Ryan Patton, age 83, wife of the late Harmon V. Patton Sr. She leaves two sons, Michael H. Patton and his wife, Barbara, of Westfield, Mass. and Harmon V. Patton Jr. and his wife, Jeanette, of Milford; a brother, William Ryan of Killingworth; five grandchildren; a niece, Patricia Benson; and a very dear friend, Carolyn Polio. She was predeceased by a sister, Gertrude Benson. Prior to retirement, she was a day care worker at Creative Child Care. Funeral from the Keenan Funeral Home, 238 Elm Street, West Haven, Saturday, at 10:30 a.m. A graveside service will follow in St. Lawrence Cemetery, West Haven, at 11 a.m.