Patricia Detwiler Hood

            Patricia Detwiler Hood, 78, joyfully entered the gates of Heaven with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on June 12, 2015. Patricia resided in Mechanicsville most of her life, never met anyone without a smile and was always willing to help those in need.

            For over forty years, she truly loved her work as a pharmacist:  ten of those years were with the Richmond Health Department, until her retirement in 2005.  One special gift bestowed upon her throughout her entire lifetime, was the loving friendship she had with her surviving sister, Mrs. Joe Ann Detwiler Marsh of Onancock, Va.  One of her last statements that was ever so true was "Everyone knows Pat loves Joe Ann and Joe Ann loves Pat".

            She is survived by her three children, Andy Andrews (Cheryl), Patty Jo Davis (Jay), and Jeannine Andrews, all of Mechanicsville; three grandchildren, Cherie Kelley, Sharon Kelley and Jenna Andrews; three great-grandchildren, Kamdyn, Jaxson and Alanna; and a host of nieces and nephews.  She was preceded in death by her parents, David and Cherie Detwiler; and brother, David F. Detwiler, Jr.  Pat's desire to be laid to rest beside her father and mother in Onancock, Va., will be granted.  The family takes comfort in knowing that her "eternal" resting place is now at her new home in Glory, along with those that have gone before her.

            Special acknowledgements, love and thanks to the kindness of Edward T. Andrews of Richmond, Va., and Gordon D. Marsh of Onancock, Va.

            Arrangements by the Mechanicsville Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, and Williams-Onancock Funeral Home, Onancock, Va.