was born in Bryceland, Louisiana to Allen and Gertrude Caskey on March 31, 1935. She went to
be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, October 26, 2023, encircled by her daughters and
granddaughter, Aimee.
Pat loved the Lord, spending time with her family and many friends. Her laughter was
contagious and her beautiful smile was heartwarming. She loved music, dancing, playing the piano
and singing when she was younger, playing cards, Sudoku, Yahtzee, and dominoes. She enjoyed
fellowship with her Sunday School class and was a member of Bellaire Baptist Church. She loved
going out to eat catfish, working in her flower beds when she was able, and bird-watching especially
hummingbirds. When she was still driving, she loved visiting with friends and family who were
homebound, sick, or in the hospital. She would bring their favorite foods or drinks when she would
visit. An avid dog lover, she cared for her pets as part of her family.
Pat was a devoted military wife traveling with her family stateside and abroad for 20 years.
While stationed in Kansas, she worked in a candy factory and brought many sweets home to her
children. She worked as a switchboard operator at Fairfield Hospital and retired from Willis-
Knighton Health System where she worked as an admissions administrator.
Pat was preceded in death by her parents, mother-in-law, Mary G. Sandifer, sister, Faye
Smith, brother, Melvin Caskey, twin brother, Billy Ray Caskey, daughter, Sharon Cloud, nephews,
Ken Smith, Michael Caskey, Johnny Caskey, and niece, Paula Hurt. Waiting for Pat at the Rainbow
Bridge were her beloved fur babies, Frisky, Pooh, Princess, Foxie, Snoopy, Sheba, Koko, and
Buster.
She is survived by her husband of 67 years, Glynn L. Sandifer, daughters and son-in-law,
Sandy Sandifer of Haughton, LA, and Glynda and Tim Olive of Scenery Hill, PA, grandson, Randal
Cloud, granddaughters and granddaughter-in-law, Ashley and Meagan Schwenneker, Aimee
Blackwell, great-grandchildren, Blake, Jaimee, Elizabeth, Gracie, and Jayden, sister-in-law, Hester
Caskey, nieces and nephews, Jim (Evelyn) Smith, Randy (Debbie) Caskey, Gerry (Ann) Caskey,
Peggy (Mike) Pedroza, Robert Caskey, Beverly (Greg) Gilbert, Deborah Larson, Cindy (Jeff) Kaatz,
and Greg (Pam) Caskey, and a host of friends.
A visitation for Pat will be held Wednesday, November 1, 2023 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM at Bellaire Baptist Church, 1210 Bellaire Blvd., Bossier City, Louisiana 71112, followed by a Celebration of Life Service at 2:00 PM with Dr. Randy Harper officiating. Interment will take place in Centuries Memorial Park, 8801 Mansfield Road, Shreveport, Louisiana 71108.
Honoring Pat as pallbearers will be Jim Smith, Tim Olive, Randy Caskey, Gerry Caskey, and
Mike Pedroza.
Special thanks to all the care givers at Willis-Knighton Bossier, Intensive Specialty Hospital,
and Pilgrim Manor Nursing Home, especially Dr. Kennedy Lim, Willis-Knighton Bossier RN Kristina,
Fredrika Hall, Linda Pennywell, the physical therapists at ISH and PMNH, and speech therapists,
Stacy and Linda.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Pat’s favorite charity, St. Jude Children’s
Research Hospital, Memphis, TN.
We will hold our precious memory of Pat close to our hearts and smile when we think of her.
She will be missed tremendously by all who loved her.
