Pattye Jean (Sanford) Landis

Pattye Jean Sanford Landis died peacefully at the Bellaire at Stone Port memory care facility in Harrisonburg, Va., on February 10, 2023. She was born on March 18, 1927 in Holden, West Virginia, the daughter of the late Harry and Ethel Sanford.  Pattye  graduated from Beckley High School, then attended King College in Bristol, TN, where she met future husband, Dennis D. (DD or Denny) Landis, Sr, who was the love of her life. Pattye was a woman of strong faith and a deep love for children. She taught Weekday Religious Education at Dublin Elementary in Pulaski County while raising her own family. She went back to college, graduating from Radford University in 1970 with a degree in Early Childhood Education. Pattye taught kindergarten and elementary school in Pulaski at both Pulaski Primary, then Northwood Elementary for more than twenty years, until her retirement.  After her husband’s stroke in 1991, Pattye and her granddaughter Gwenn cared for him in their home until his death. Pattye served as a devoted CASA volunteer after her husband’s death, and was honored by her peers as Volunteer Of The Year during that time. 

Pattye was preceded in death by her parents, Harry and Ethel Sanford, her husband, Dennis D. Landis, Sr., her siblings David L. Sanford, and Alma C. Sanford, and two great grandchildren, Breanna Nicole and Lyric Troy. Left to cherish her memory are her children: Dennis D. Landis, Jr, and his wife Colleen of Harrisonburg, daughters Kathy Landis Raykes of Charlotte, Jeanne Landis Cooner and husband Jerry of Georgia, and Sandi Landis Aschenbeck, and husband Chip of Maine. Pattye was also blessed with sixteen grandchildren, eighteen great grandchildren, and many wonderful nieces and nephews, including Jim Tabor of Newbern, who she loved and trusted as a son. 

Graveside funeral service will be held on Saturday, February 25, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. in Oakwood Cemetery in Pulaski.  Following the service there will be a reception for friends and family in the fellowship hall at the First Presbyterian Church. In lieu of flowers, her family suggests donation to Daily Bread (at the church) in her memory. Those wishing may share a memory or an online condolence by visiting www.kygers.com Arrangements in Harrisonburg are entrusted to the Kyger Funeral Home. 540.434.1359 Arrangements in Pulaski are entrusted to Seagle Funeral Home. 540.980.1700 www.seaglefuneralhome.com  

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