Patricia Cullum Yarbrough

Patricia Cullum Yarbrough passed away May 13, 2022 at her home after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Pat was born in Greenwood, South Carolina April 28, 1939. She is the daughter of Thelma Gregory and Hubert Maurice Cullum. Pat graduated from Greenwood High School and completed her bachelor’s degree a Coker College. She graduated from Emory University with a master’s in divinity and pursued a career in education. She married Thomas Gibson Yarbrough in 1970 after moving to Virginia. She is survived by her daughter, Suzanne Yarbrough Bowman; her sons—Wynn William Yarbrough, Walter Cullum Yarbrough, and Christopher Lucien Yarbrough; her sisters—Madeline Cullum Smith and Jane Cullum Anderson; her ten grandchildren; and three great grandchildren. Her parents, her first husband, Lowndes Phillip Shingler, her second husband Thomas Gibson Yarbrough, her daughter Carey Hall-Warner, and her son Thomas Gibson Yarbrough Jr. predeceased her. Pat was a member of Christ Episcopal Church in Brandy Station, Virginia. She had a long career as an educator, first in Anderson, South Carolina and later in Gainesville, Virginia at Tyler Elementary School. She was formerly the Director of Christian Education at Fairfax United Methodist Church and Truro Episcopal Church, both in Fairfax, Virginia. Pat was a multi-faceted woman: an avid gardener, bird watcher, fly fisher, hiker, traveler, pianist, and photographer, to name a few of her interests. She co-managed Serendipity Farm with her husband, Tom, with kids, cows, chickens, horses, quail, vineyards, corn, soybeans, gardens, and many beloved dogs, particularly her poodle, Mandy. She traveled extensively with her husband, Tom: Newfoundland, Alaska, Greenland, Nova Scotia, Germany, Cuba, Mexico, and many other places. She touched many people in her life, always trying to be of service to others and eager to volunteer with strangers and family alike with anything she could put her talents to. The family will gather for a private service at Christ Episcopal Church,, 14586 Alanthus Road, Brandy Station, VA. A COVID- safe celebration will be held for both Pat and Tom Yarbrough on Saturday, June 11, 2022 from 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. at the Brandy Station Fire Hall, 19601 Church Road, Brandy Station, VA . The interment will be at a later date in Greenwood, SC.