Wanda R. Sawyer

Wanda was born on November 15, 1937 in Bay City Texas, to Efton Watkins and Eva Wynn. She passed away August 25, 2023 surrounded by her loved ones. Wanda grew up in Huntsville Texas as a toddler with her Grandmother Wynn and sister Virginia. In her adolescent years she moved to Texas City. She married Charles Sawyer December 19, 1953. She spent most of her adult life as a sales manager at Everett’s Hardware & True Value Hardware in Willis and Conroe Texas.

Wanda was a loving and devoted Mother & Grandmother. She loved the outdoors. You could always find her outside working in her garden or planting her flowers. Wanda had a giving heart and adventurous spirit. That spirit lead her all over the map traveling from state to state. She enjoyed panning for gold and taking in the sites of all the wonderful places she traveled. She was a loving Grandmother and was deeply loved by her grandchildren & great grandchildren. She loved to teach them about the great outdoors. She took them fishing and they loved playing in the dirt with her.

Wanda loved her family fiercely, If you ever had a conversation with her you quickly found out she was intelligent, quick witted and stubborn. She was a woman that was passionate about many things. If she was ever told she couldn’t do something she would do it just to show you it could be done. She was the matriarch of the Sawyer family and she will be deeply missed.

Wanda was preceded in death by her parent Efton Watkins & Eva Wynn, husband Charles Sawyer, daughter Barbra Walters, brother Chucky Brown and sister Jimmie Woods.

Wanda is survived by her son Charles Sawyer, daughters Bonnie & Jimbo Stanfield and Carol Sawyer. Grandchildren Angela & Joe Mack, Jason Falcon, April Falcon, Joshua Campbell, Sonny & Cassie Nixon, Cori & Bradley Weeks, Jamey Chaffin and Tracy Harris. Great grandchildren Tanner & Tori Lucas, Javen & Darren Falcon, Alysa Perry, Allison, Aubrey and Weston Nixon, Mariah, Brittany, Joshua and Dustin Weeks. Sisters Virginia Jacques and Barbra Regan. Numerous aunts and uncles.

Psalm 143
Rescue me from my enemies, Lord, for I hide myself in you.
Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; May your Spirit lead me on level ground.