Elsie May Derrick was born September 17, 1927 in Wakita, Oklahoma, the 7th of eleven children born to Arthur and Mary Elizabeth (Dickmeyer) Bollman.  She grew up on the family farm near Wakita attending Wakita schools.

Following high school, she and her sister, Edna, would ride the doodle bug to Kiowa, where they would spend the week working as CNAs, returning back home on the weekends.

In 1952, Elsie moved to Springfield, Missouri where she attended Baptist Bible College.  After returning home, she moved to Anthony and in 1958, she was united in marriage with Owen V. Patterson.  This union was blessed with three children: Debbie Onette, Owen Franklin, and Shelly May.

After she and Owen divorced in 1976, Elsie began working for the Anthony Hospital, first as a CNA and then many years in housekeeping.

In 1985, Elsie married Frank Lester Derrick and they made their home on a farm near Wakita.  Lester passed away in 2001 and Elsie continued living in Wakita for a few years before moving to Anthony.

Elsie was an avid Kansas City Chiefs fan and she was proud that she and Patrick Mahomes shared a birthday. She was a gifted piano player and shared her singing talent with her sisters, Edna and Phyllis.

At the end of 2024, Elsie moved into the Anthony Community Care Center where she passed away on February 13, 2025 at the age of 97.  She was preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Debbie Hernandez; and siblings: Harold, Bill, George, Lewis, Harry, Art, Ruth Best, Ella Ball, and Phyllis Yuchinovicz.

Elsie will be deeply missed by her children: Shelly Ireland and OF Patterson; son-in-law, Carlos Hernandez; 8 grandchildren:  Jenny (Kirk) Moore, Brooklyn (Trenton) Breese, Taylor (Micah) Polson; Katherine Patterson, Megan Patterson, Calen Hernandez, Carmen Hernandez, and Cristyn Hernandez; 5 great-grandchildren: Kyndel, Emmy, Kreed, Irelynn, and Wrenlee; her sister, Edna Smith; her Derrick step-children and grandchildren; several nieces, nephews, and other relatives.

Funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, February 17, 2025 at Prairie Rose Funeral Home in Anthony with Pastor Kent Olds officiating.  Friends may view and sign the register from 9:00 a.m. to the service on Monday.  A private burial will be held at the Fairview Cemetery, Wakita, OK.

Memorials in memory of Elsie may be made to Anthony Community Care Center or the Fairview Cemetery and can be sent in care of Prairie Rose Funeral Home, 602 E. Main St., Anthony, KS 67003.