Obituary for Patricia Mae McCashland

PATRICIA MAE MCCASHLAND

Patricia Mae (Gulley) McCashland, 84, of Liberty, entered in to rest on Sunday, June 6, 2021, at Reid Health in Richmond. She was born on February 20, 1937, in Metamora, and is the daughter of the late Reverend Erlie Gulley and Lillian Fields Gulley. She graduated from Short High School in 1955.

Patricia was a founding member of Grace Community Church, formerly Maple Grove Baptist Church, in Liberty, where she served as the treasurer and also played piano.

Patricia had worked at J.C. Penny in Richmond for 12 years and later went on to retire in 2004 from Stant’s Manufacturing in Connersville after 27 years.   

She had a passion for gardening and taking care of her roses. Her favorite time was spent with her family, especially playing games and working jigsaw puzzles with her children and grandchildren. She also loved watching sports and getting lost in a good book. She was known by many for being an amazing cook.

Patricia will be greatly missed by her five children; Connie (Tom) Lathery, Tierney Ashley, Bobby McCashland, Lisa (Tony) Schrank, and Amy (Christopher) Westover; two sisters, Maxine Ingram and Darnell (Steve) Aponyi; a brother, Larry (Betty Ann) Gulley; 13 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren, as well as several nieces and nephews.

Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, June Isom and Myrna Seal, and a brother-in-law, Lowell Ingram.

Visitation for Patricia will be held on Friday, June 11, 2021, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Grace Community Church, 308 Meadow Lane in Liberty. The funeral service will follow at 1 p.m., at the church, with Pastor Troy Caudill officiating. Burial will be in Sims Cemetery. Memorial Contributions may be made in honor of Patricia to Grace Community Church.