Clifford "Cliff" Mills Patten, 49, of Kingsport, passed away at his residence after an extended illness. He was born in Nashua, NH on May 5, 1963 and was the son of Gordon and Sue Armstrong of Middleburg, FL and Groveton, NH. He was of the Baptist faith. Cliff enjoyed karate as well as being a black belt instructor, golfing, and spending time with his sons. He was a member of Warriors Path Fire Department of Kingsport, TN. Cliff attended Milford, NH and Sarasota, FL schools. He was a member of the U.S. Marine Corps. Cliff moved to Greenville, SC as a manager of McDonalds and later moved to Groveton, where he became a CNA in health care. He moved to Tennessee, where he worked at Delta Air Lines, at Tri-Cities Regional Airport. Later he went into food service and loss prevention services. Cliff was preceded in death by his paternal and maternal grandparents and four infant sisters and brothers. He is survived by his twin daughters, Heather D. Moak and Holli N. Moak of Ocala, FL; two sons, Adam K Patten and wife, Brittany, with the U.S. Marine Corps and Aaron A. Patten and wife, Myra, of Johnson City; and their mother Tonya Patten; his parents, Gordon and Sue Armstrong; sisters, Sarah Stermer and husband Chris, of Seminole, FL, Terri Charron and husband Reggie, of Groveton, NH; brother, William "Bill" Patten of Berlin, NH; grandchildren, Nevaehlynn Patten and Neighanna and Dominique Goodyear, of Johnson City, TN; several nieces, nephews and cousins. Please visit www.hamlettdobson.com or www.armstrongcharronfuneralhome.com to leave an on-line condolence for the family. Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Homes, Kingsport is handling the services in Tennessee.