Remembering Pat McCanlies
We give thanks for the life and ministry of MLLC member, Patricia “Pat” McCanlies.
The funeral for Pat will be on Saturday, August 12, 2023, at 10 a.m. at Memorial Oaks Chapel in Brenham.
Visitation on Saturday as well, 9-10 a.m. at the funeral home.
Burial will follow in Houston.
You are invited to attend the visitation and/or the funeral service to support her family and friends.
Here is the obituary.
Patricia McCanlies
January 27, 1937 — August 3, 2023
Patricia Anne Smith McCanlies, 86, passed away August 3, 2023.
She was born January 27, 1937 in Houston, Texas to Frederick Crocker Smith, Jr, and Carmae Massey Smith. Pat graduated from Lamar High School and from the University of Houston with a Master’s Degree in Education. She began teaching a Richmond Elementary in 1957. She was made principal at Grady Elementary, Helms Elementary and finally, Ed White Elementary. Pat served a term on the Harris County School Board. She received the Medal of Freedom Award for Education from the Freedom Foundation at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania in 1979. This award honors teachers and administrators who go above and beyond the call of duty for their students and America’s youth. These educators instill in their students a sense of the importance of community involvement, responsible citizenship and patriotism.
Pat was baptized on July 3, 1938, at Trinity Episcopal Church in Houston, by Father Thomas Caruthers. She was confirmed at Trinity Episcopal Church on May 10, 1953, by Father Arthur Knapp and Bishop Clinton S. Quin. She joined Martin Luther Lutheran Church in 2016. Over the years Pat served on the Church Council and chair of the Stewardship Committee. She also served as the interim director of Martin Luther Lutheran School.
In her younger years, Pat enjoyed her bay home, where she loved to fish, water ski, and sail. In 1987, Pat retired to her farm in Round Top Texas to pursue her hobby competing in Cutting Horse competitions, winning the 1994 NCHA Rookie of the Year. She loved her farm, ‘Hickory Stick’, her many horses, cows and assortment of dogs and cats.
Pat was preceded in death by her parents and is survived by her son John Michael McCanlies, Jr, daughter-in-law Laura Melchor McCanlies and granddaughter Alexandra Dayanela McCanlies.
Please consider a contribution to the following organizations:
Martin Luther Lutheran Church
P O Box 362
Carmine, TX 78932-0362
979-278-3388
To give a memorial donation online, go to the church web site:
Online Giving
Acara Hospice Foundation www.HeartofAcaraFoundation.com in lieu of flowers.
Martin Luther Lutheran Church 