Vyola LaNelle Pat Sargent

SAN ANGELO Vyola LaNelle "Pat" Sargent, 83, of San Angelo, passed away on Wednesday, May 23, 2012, due to complications from Diabetes. Pat was born on Oct. 10, 1928, in McCamey, Texas, to Pat and Nelle Ranspot. She married John Sargent and they were married for 63 years wonderful years and had four children, Johnny Pat, Suanne, Michael, and Dana. Pat graduated from Monahans High School and began a career as a very talented professional seamstress, later she began working for GTE Verizon, where she retired after many years of service. Pat enjoyed spending time with all of her extensive family, she was an amazing cook, and she loved traveling with her husband. Pat also had a passion for volunteer work and spent many years volunteering at Angelo Community Hospital. She brightened the lives of everyone in her life with her wit and compassion, she was a very caring and giving woman. Pat and John were very active members in First Nazarene Church. Pat is survived by her son, Michael Sargent and daughter Dana Sargent, both of San Angelo; her grandchildren, Shaun Pack, Shanah Pack Thornton, Aaron Ramsdell, Charla Berry Masters, Chrystal Berry Hawkins, and Chris Sargent; her great-grandchildren, Patriot Thornton, Madelyn Hawkins, Chanceton Hawkins, and Miley Masters; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and special longtime friends. Pat was preceded in death by her husband, John Sargent; son Johnny Pat Sargent; daughter Suanne Sargent Pack; parents Pat and Nelle Ransport; and brother Bud Ransport. Visitation will be held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, May 28, at Johnson's Funeral Home. Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, May 29, 2012, in Johnson's Funeral Home chapel with burial following in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Donations may be sent to The American Diabetes Association in her honor. Family and friends may sign the online register book at www.johnsons-funeralhome.com.