Patricia Jobe

Patricia (Pat) was born on May 20, 1930 in Albany, Ga, the only child of Leon Tifton Sikes and Margaret Ruth Willis Sikes. At age two, the family moved to Brunswick (and the Golden Isles) of Ga. She was a proud 1948 graduate of Glynn Academy and spoke fondly of her childhood and friends in Brunswick. While in elementary school, a neighbor taught Pat how to knit. This talent would be a lifelong passion and gift. In later years, Pat was the only girl who drove a motor scooter to high school. Pat and her family were active members of the First Methodist Church in Brunswick. After graduation, Pat attended Georgia State College for Women (GSCW) in Milledgeville, Ga. In the summer of 1950, after her sophomore year, Pat was selected by her local minister to be a leader with the Methodist Youth Caravan. She would serve in 8 churches in Mississippi over the summer. The last church on the schedule was Gaines Chapel Methodist in Corinth, Ms, where she met 20 year old Max Jobe. When Max saw Pat, he knew he had to get to know her. Max started courting Pat long-distance and even hitch hiked to Georgia on more than one occasion to visit her. Pat was attending the University of Georgia that fall but knew she might like the boy from Mississippi. The couple became engaged that winter, and married on April 21, 1951 at First Methodist Church, Brunswick, Ga.
Following Max's service in Korea, they continued their education and graduated from Mississippi State University, Starkville, Ms. in 1954.
Upon college graduation, Pat and Max began their careers as public school educators in Natchez, Ms. From there they moved to Gulfport, Ms where Pat became a stay at home mom when Juliana and Mariellen were born. The family lived in Wiggins, Ms, San Marcos, Tx, Athens, Ga, Dalton, Ga, Columbia, Md and Commerce, Tx while the girls were growing up. In each town, Pat and Max became involved in the local Methodist church. Pat taught Sunday School, VBS, served on committees and worked on mission projects. She was active in her daughters' schools as a homeroom mom and PTA committee chair. Pat was a creative and talented seamstress, making her daughters' clothes, costumes, and dance outfits. She also enjoyed dancing, knitting, playing bridge, reading, and playing the piano. She could fix almost anything and said she acquired that talent from her dad, who was a mechanic. She encouraged and supported her daughters in anything they pursued and taught them to be their own person. There was no better mother in the world than Mama, as she was called. Pat's Christian faith was very important to her and she instilled this in her daughters. Pat had a positive outlook on life, was joyful, happy and did not believe in playing 'what-if' and unnecessary worry. She would say, "Things will work out." Pat was an avid reader of the Upper Room devotional and a lifetime Methodist.
As Pat entered the empty nest years, she embarked on a new career as an accountant with Mobil Oil in downtown Dallas, as Max and Pat moved to north Dallas. She was proud of this new endeavor she enjoyed for ten years. Next up was retirement and moves to Lake Fork in east Texas and then Hideaway, Tx. Pat truly loved living in Hideaway and all the friends she made and social activities they were involved in. They traveled, attended park parties, holiday parties, joined dance groups, knitted ponchos for everyone and played mahjong. Pat and Max hosted many family outings at Lake Fork and Hideaway for their daughters, sons-in-law and of course their five grandchildren. In 2010, Pat and Max took the family of 11 on a cruise to celebrate their 80th birthdays which was a trip of a lifetime. They continued their church involvement at First UMC Richardson, First UMC Emory and Marvin UMC, Tyler. Pat served on the Finance committee, was a church treasurer and a UMW leader. With her creative talents, Pat fashioned cute dolls to be sent to Africa aboard Mercy Ships.
In 2016, Pat and Max relocated to Watercrest, a senior community, in Kingwood, Tx. They set out on this new journey making many new friends and joining in activities at Watercrest. They became members of Kingwood UMC where Pat was part of the prayer shawl ministry and Bible studies.
Pat's and Max's greatest joy was parenting two daughters: Juliana Easterling (Chris), McKinney, Tx and Mariellen Castleberry (Stuart), Kingwood, Tx. Now, they have known the incredible blessing of having five precious grandchildren, Luke Easterling (Trisha), Kelli Castleberry Brown (Kyle), Garrett Easterling (Sarah Beth), Caroline Easterling and Cordell Castleberry (Tori), and nine great-grandchildren, Lakely, Tennyson, Ledger and Rocksen Brown, Price, Grayson and Blakely Easterling, and Reagan and Blake Castleberry, and another great-grandson to be born in February.
Pat was a loving wife to Max, and a dear and precious mother to Juliana and Mariellen. A memorial service will be held on November 19, 2024, 11:00 am at Watercrest, Kingwood, Tx. Pastor Glen Langford, Associate Pastor at Triumph Christian Center, Porter, Tx will conduct the service. At a later date, an interment service at Good Shepherd Meditation Garden & Columbarium, St. Andrew Methodist Church, Plano, Tx will be held.
In lieu of flowers, the family would like to kindly ask to please send donations to church or charity of choice.