James Scott "Jim" Van Patten, 78, of Lexington Park, MD and formerly of California, died July 19, 2008 at Georgetown University Hospital. He was born April 12, 1930 in Grafton, NE to the late Charles Gilbert and Nellie Irene Foltz Van Patten.

He was the loving husband of the late Cassie Nell Sellers who preceded him in death on July 16, 1989.

He is survived by his children, Bertie Irene Davis of Great Mills, MD, David S. Van Patten of Winston Salem, NC and Connie L. Van Patten of Lexington Park, MD, sisters Nellie May Graber of Los Alamitos, CA and Betty Jean Clark of Geneva, NE and brothers William Robert Van Patten of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA and John Blaine Van Patten of York, NE as well as five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

James served in the U.S. Navy for 20 years.

All services are private. Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.