Robert Charles "Bob" Sayers

October 24, 1953 - November 25, 2020

Funeral service for Robert Charles “Bob” Sayers, 67, of Piedmont will be Sunday, November 29, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at Thompson Funeral Home with the Rev. Thomas Ward and the Rev. James Ward officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at Union Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home two hours prior to the service. Mr. Sayers passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at Gadsden Regional Medical Center. Survivors include his loving wife of 14 years, Erica Lynn Sayers; one daughter, Trisha Bardin (Arthur); one step-daughter, Lisa Wilson; three sons, Cameron Sayers (Sara), Allan Sayers, and David Sayers (Karena Comfort); one step-son, Craig Parris (Kristi); eleven grandchildren; one great grandchild; two sisters, Susan Turner and Becky Zelmer; one brother, Dennis Sayers; and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be David Sayers, Allan Sayers, Harold Wood, Chris Parris, Brent Parris, and Lyndon Smith. Honorary Pallbearers will be Craig Parris, Eddie Hughes, and Christian Sayers. Mr. Sayers was born in Saginaw, Michigan. He retired with honors after 22 years of service from the United States Navy with the rank of lieutenant and he served in Operation Desert Storm. After retirement from the U.S. Navy, he was employed by the Social Security Administration for 5 years. Mr. Sayers was a member of Pleasant Arbor Baptist Church.