Ms. Thelma Sue Sawyer

SAWYER, Ms. Thelma S. - Age 71, passed away Sunday, November 9, 2025, at The LaVigne Home.in Burton, MI. Family hour 1:30 PM Wednesday, November 19, 2025, from the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., with funeral service commencing at 2:00 PM, Pastor Janard Lakes, officiating. Interment Gracelawn Cemetery, 5710 N. Saginaw St. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the Funeral Home 1:30 PM Wednesday. Ms. Sawyer will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home and may be viewed from 12:00 PM-6:00 PM Tuesday. Ms. Thelma Sue Sawyer was born January 23rd, 1954, in Little Rock, Arkansas. The daughter of Henry and Mary Ann Sawyer-Jones. Ms. Sawyer peacefully departed this life on Sunday, November 9th, 2025, at LaVigne Home for Compassionate Care in Burton, MI. Thelma Sue Sawyer was a lifelong resident of Flint, MI where she attended Flint Northwestern High School. She was employed as a bartender at The Golden Leaf Club and Hurley Medical Center, where she ultimately retired. She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends, crossword puzzles and word searches in her spare time, shopping on QVC and HSN – she loved her perfume, jewelry and handbags. She always knew to call someone for a new notebook, white out and her soft peppermints. Although she was sweet as pie, Ms. Thelma was feisty, but she loved you with her all. Ms. Thelma Sue Sawyer leaves to cherish her memory: 2 daughters, Tonya (James) Williams and Tamar Sawyer; son, Carlton Sawyer, all of Flint; 10 grandchildren, Porsche, TyQuan, Antonio, Jamonya, Quashon, Qonshonae, KiAhndre, Kalen, Jalen and KiNahjiae, Flint; special grandson, Booker Lang; 9 great-grandchildren, Kari, Aaliyah, SeMaj, SaiEion, Saige, TyQuan Jr., Skylar, TyLiyah and Kanariah, all of Flint; 2 brothers, Bryant Jones and Henry Jones Jr., both of Flint; 2 sisters, Poochie Jones and Kathleen Trouser. 3 nieces: Daronique Collins, Briana and Nyasia Jones of Flint, MI. 3 nephews: Larry Allen, Darius Jones and Henry Jones III of Flint, MI. 2 great nephews: Darius Collins and Anthony Brown. 1 aunt, Everline (Daniel) Knight Jr. of Flint, MI. 2 uncles: Earl Sawyer and Alex (Sharon) Sawyer. A host of other relatives and friends including special friend: Levy “Dimples” Gordon, Godson Kelvin Miles, special cousins Terry Cuba, Shelia Williams and Antonio Segrest and special nephew John Calvin Jones. Thelma Sawyer was preceded in death by parents: Henry and Mary Ann Sawyer-Jones, brothers: Larry and Jesse Sawyer, sisters: Paula Jones and Consuela Jones, grandparents: David and Tennessee Sawyer, aunts: Christine Cuba, Stellar Sawyer, John Sawyer, Samuel Sawyer, Lesi and Desi Balknight. The family would like to express special thanks to the 5th floor ICU nurses at McLaren Flint and the LaVigne Home for Compassionate Care.

Ms. Thelma Sue Sawyer

January 23, 1954 - November 9, 2025