Pat Sawyer

 Patricia “Pat” Fears Sawyer, 83, of Malone, FL, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 6, 2025. Pat was born on September 2, 1942, in Marianna, FL, to Alex and Annie Mae Fears.

After graduating from Chipola College, Pat went to work for Marianna Savings and Loan. She maintained loyalty to her job at the bank through the transition to First Federal Savings Bank and eventually to Regions Bank, where she retired as Senior Vice President in 2002. Pat loved being productive, so she continued to work with Florida Farm Bureau in Marianna even after her retirement from the bank. In her spare time, Pat enjoyed tending her flower beds as well as baking and spending time with her family. She was well known for her delicious Coconut Cakes and Pound Cakes. Pat was a member of Friendship Baptist Church, where she served as her Sunday School class treasurer and was a member of the Women's Mission Union.

Pat is preceded in death by her husband, Charles “Buster” Sawyer; her parents; two sisters, Merita Fears and Vivian Fears Ford; one brother, Alex Fears, Jr; two sisters-in-law, Miriam Bailey and Bettye Sawyer; and one niece, Christy Ann Manning.

Pat is survived by one son, Charles William “Chuck” Sawyer, Jr. and wife, Christina of Platte City, Missouri; one granddaughter, Emma Claire Wangle and husband, Jake of Malone; two great grandsons, Jarrett Dean Wangle and Callen Thomas Wangle; one brother-in-law, Larry Ford (Ann) of Greenwood; three special nieces, Lisa Ford Shiflett (Michael) and Donna Ford Rogers (Rhett) of Malone; Allison Ford Stoutamire (Kenneth) of Marianna; and one brother-in-law; Tom Sawyer (Derone) of Screven, GA, and several other nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be at 11 AM Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at Friendship Baptist Church in Malone with Revs. Ed Ham and Nash Wills officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with James & Sikes Funeral Home Maddox Chapel directing. 

The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at Friendship Baptist Church.