Gladys Short Cashio

Gladys Laurie Short Cashio, sister Gladys to many, of Loranger, Louisiana, was called home from a very restless night in early morning of May 30, 2018, to meet the perfect peace of her Lord and Savior, in the presence of her daughter and a sister and nursing staff at Landmark Nursing center in Hammond. Gladys moved with her parents and nine other siblings to Louisiana in 1936 and, except for a short time back in Alabama, she made Louisiana her home, having moved to Hammond, LA in the early 1950s. Gladys was born in Opp, Covington County, Alabama, on October 31, 1920, to Ada Ward and Zoner Franklin Short, the second of 16 siblings. She was a ‘war-time bride’ of Sam Joseph Cashio, all who predeceased her. To that union with Sam was born her only daughter, Billie Jean Cashio Theriot-Reeves. Her first love was to The Lord Jesus Christ and her devotion to Him and her family were the trademarks of her life. She spent many years nursing babies and the sick and elderly, after which time she worked in a sewing factory and ‘took in’ sewing at home. But mostly she served the Lord. Family members and friends were always welcome to her cozy home and bountiful table. Gladys journaled all her life, and it was her modesty that probably kept her from writing her own obituary, but she would want you to know how important people in her life were to her. She loved everyone, and most especially her dear Billie, Billie’s husbands, Harvey Theriot (1936-1996), Billie’s second husband Sonny Reeves, Billie’s two daughters, Terri and Paula and her grandchildren. In addition to her daughter and sons-in-law, Gladys is survived by her granddaughters, Terri (Duane) Flynn, and Paula (Frank) Allbright of Loranger, LA; her 6 great-grandchildren, Justin, Lacey, Llana, and Jolee Flynn, and Chloe and Jude Allbright. Her surviving siblings are Mildred Short Kimball (Donald 1927-1996) Labatut (Gene); Margaret Short Schwabauer (Don); Ada Dianne Short Kondroik; Mary Dale Short Peden (Jim); and Clare Cita Johnson; and two sisters-in-law, Betty Meyers Short Howell and Sarah Williamson Short. Gladys also had many, many nieces and nephews whom she loved and who loved her dearly and friends who were like family to her. In addition to her parents and husband, Gladys was predeceased by her siblings, Marie Short Scofield and husband Otha; Foster Short; Audrey Merle Short Freeman and husband Lester; Thomas Short, Owren Short, Benjamin Short and wife Ruby Jones; Nava Jo Short Hutchinson and husband Hardy; Edward Short and wife Helen Babin; Glenda Short Labatut and Carroll Short; and brothers-in-law, Donald Kimball, John Kondroik, and Clarence Johnson. The family wishes to give special thanks to the Landmark Nursing Center of Hammond for its extraordinary care during her sixteen months’ residence. Words are inadequate to relate the genuine compassion and care shown Mrs. Cashio by this wonderful administration and staff, and very particularly during her final illness. The family also acknowledges and appreciates the friendship and companionship she shared with the residents who welcomed her into their circle. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the visitation from the chapel of Brandon G. Thompson Funeral Home, Hammond, on Friday, June 1, 2018, from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Visitation will resume on Saturday, June 2, 2018, at Oak Grove Church of God from 10:00 a.m. until the Funeral Service at 11:00 a.m. Pastor Michael Williamson, assisted by Bro. Ed Wilson of Guthrie, Oklahoma, will officiate the service with interment to follow in the church cemetery.

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Gladys Short Cashio

October 31, 1920 - May 30, 2018