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Patricia A. Sawyer

June 26, 1930 - February 18, 2025

Patricia Ann Sawyer (nee Covert), age 94, passed away on February 18, 2025, with family by her side.  Pat was preceded in death by her parents and husband Robert McLaran Sawyer.  She was born the only child of Edyth (Cheek) Covert and Maurice Covert, in Houston, Missouri.  She was also cared for by her beloved grandmother Anna Garner Covert, following her mother’s premature death.

Pat graduated from high school in Washington D.C. and received a teaching degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia where she was a member of Zeta Tau Alpha sorority.  Pat taught high school math, but once she and Mac started their family, Pat became a devoted homemaker.  Pat loved spending time with her children and their families, especially at their annual summer trip to Bunker Hill in the Missouri Ozarks.

Pat is survived by her three children Ann (Jim) Foran, Lee (Toni) Sawyer, and Gail (Sergio) Blacutt, eight grandchildren James, Will, Claire (Nick), Eric (Andy), Brian, Allison, Owen (Meghan), Jacob (Hannah), and two great grandchildren Frankie and Henry.

The family would like to thank the wonderful caregivers at Home Instead and Traditions Hospice who enabled Pat to live at home.

A private memorial service will be held to honor and remember Pat.

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