Pamela Kay Pollard
Pamela Kay Pollard
Pamela Kay Pollard, 76, of Washington Court House, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, at the Adena Regional Medical Center in Chillicothe, where she had been admitted the previous day.
Pam was born March 27, 1948 in Bloomingburg, to Harold Maywood and Bertha Winona Anderson McConnaughey.
She was a 1966 graduate of Miami Trace High School and later received a bachelor’s degree from Wilberforce University. She lived most of her life in Bloomingburg, Washington Court House and Greenfield.
Before her retirement, she was an administrative assistant at the Greenfield Area Medical Center for 25 years. She was a member of the Greenfield bridge club, the “Bridgies” and several card clubs in Washington Court House. She had formerly been a member of the Bloomingburg Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star and the Bloomingburg United Methodist Church. She was a member of the Greenfield United Methodist Church.
On Feb. 26, 1967, she married Jeffrey L. Pollard. He preceded her in death on Dec. 21, 2019. She was also preceded in death by her parents; and two brothers, Hal and Gary McConnaughey.
She is survived by two children, Jeffrey T.D. Pollard of Columbus and Carrie Herdman and her husband, Scott, of Washington Court House; and was “Mom” to 10 exchange students from around the world. She is also survived by two grandchildren, Bailey (Eneree Real) and Madison Herdman; a sister, Janet (Fred) Belles of Circleville; several brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law; and nieces, nephews and cousins.
To honor her wishes, cremation took place.
A celebration of life service will be held Saturday, Sept. 7 at 1 p.m. at the Kirkpatrick Funeral Home in Washington Court House with Danny Dodds officiating.
Friends may call at the funeral home Saturday, Sept. 7 from 11 a.m. until the time of the service.
For more information, visit www.kirkpatrickfuneralhome.com.