Patience is survived by three daughters, Dora Fitzwater Hanlin and husband Art of Oakland, Donna Fitzwater Wolfe and husband Terry of Mission, TX and Norma Jean Fitzwater Nelson of Nokesville, VA; five sons, Frederick “Chuck” Fitzwater and wife Brenda, William Fitzwater, III and wife Shirley, Ralph Fitzwater and wife Joyce, Douglas Fitzwater and wife Kim, and Michael Fitzwater, all of Oakland; fifteen grandchildren, Sarah Hanlin (Jeremy) Henry, Jacob Hanlin, Staci, Justin, Matthew (Whitney), Ryan, Jeremy, Joshua (Andrea), and Nathan (Kimi) Fitzwater, LaDonna Wolfe, Tara Wolfe (Fred) Wilkins, Joey and Davey Nelson, Jennifer Fitzwater, and Jessica Fitzwater (Jeff) Kader; ten great grandchildren, Lane, Lyle, Madison, Marlie, Gabriel, Austin and Lucas Fitzwater, Andrew Wolfe, Aaron and Audrey Wilkins; a sister, Leota Martin of Oakland; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Patience was preceded in death by her first husband, Roger DeBerry, with whom she had a daughter, Yvonne Wigfield Hurst of Burke, VA; her second husband of fifty-five years, William E. Fitzwater, Jr.; an infant twin daughter, Doris Faye; a son, Thomas Allen Fitzwater; sisters and brothers in law, Dessie and Luke Bowman, Elinor and Joseph Wigfield, and Ray C. “Bob” Martin.