Patricia "Pat" (Ballard) Waskom

Patricia (Pat Ballard) Waskom, daughter of Jack Edgar Ballard and Frances Marie (Johnson) Ballard and widow of Larry Lee Waskom, passed away on February 7, 2026. Patricia was born on November 25, 1946 in Fayette County, Bentonville, Indiana.

Patricia graduated form Lincoln High School with the Class of 1964. She retired from Verizon after over 20 years in 1997. Patricia enjoyed doing genealogy, baking and cooking, crossword puzzles and spending time with her beloved grandchildren and her dog, Cole.

Patricia is survived by her son, Seth (Lexie) Adkins; sister, Barbara McCutchan and brother, Rusty (Brenda) Ballard. Patricia is also survived by her precious grandchildren, Nevaeh Patricia Rose Creech and Avery Jacob Walker Adkins, to whom she was known as “Grammy”. Her grandchildren gave her life meaning and so much happiness.

In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her son, Christopher Lee Helmsing; daughter Nancy K. Brown; siblings, Carl Ballard, Luella Willis, Thelma Keihn, Faye Monroe and Helen Black.

Friends may call from 12 noon until the start of the funeral service at 1 PM on Friday, February 13, 2026 at Waskom Capitol Hill Chapel in Cambridge City, Indiana. Interment will follow at Riverside Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to Christopher and Nancy Helmsing Memorial Fund in care of the Wayne County Foundation, 33 S 7th St., Richmond, IN 47374.

Online condolences may be made at www.waskoms.com

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