Dwight "Patrick" Sheffer

Patrick graduated from Robert E. Lee High School in Staunton, Va. He was an avid outdoorsman, enjoying hunting and fishing with family and friends. He was a volunteer firefighter in Augusta County with Company 10 and a leader in the Staunton Venturing crew for five years, leading young people on outdoor adventures in West Virginia and Virginia. They remember him fondly as “Uncle Pat,” though his grandchildren referred to him as “Grand Pap.”

Patrick was also well known as Santa Claus all over Augusta County. He will be missed this holiday season at the Stuarts Draft Christmas parade, local schools and breweries.

Patrick is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Katherine Marguerite “Maggie” Sheffer and Patrick Flynn; his grandchildren, Emilya Mavis Sheffer, Jedidiah Winfree Cox and Aidan Patrick Cox; sister and brother-in-law, Mary and Kevin Moomaw of Waynesboro, sister, Teresa Sheffer of Mount Sidney, and brother and sister-in-law, Curtis and Debra Sheffer of Mount Sidney; nephew, Andrew Moomaw and his wife, Allie, nephew, Shane Moomaw and fiancé, Derek Greene, nephew, Thomas and his wife, Mandy; great-nephews, Nolan, Cooper and Brooks Moomaw; great-nephews Atlas and Pilot Sheffer; and great-nieces Tippi and Plum Sheffer.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Calvin and Marguerite Sheffer and nephew, Daniel Sheffer.

Friends may visit the family on Monday, December 7, 2026, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Lindsey Funeral Home in Weyers Cave, Va. The celebration of life will begin at 6 p.m. with Andrew Moomaw and Thomas Sheffer leading the service.