Location: J-Payne

Born: February 24, 1869 Navarro County, Texas

Died: January 16, 1944 Waco, McLennan County, Texas

Spouse:
John Lewis Sawyer (1857 – 1934)

Children:
Gordon Octavious Sawyer (1888 – 1979)
John Henry Sawyer (1890 – 1958)
Eunice Sawyer Robinson (1892 – 1970)
Joe Sawyer (1894 – 1967)
Ducie Clementine Sawyer Sharp (1896 – 1979)
Emma O Sawyer Meadows (1900 – 1984)
Nora Bell Sawyer Peters (1904 – 2000)

Mrs. Mary Viola Sawyer, 74, died at 10:45 a.m. Sunday at  her home, 1512 Windsor Avenue.  Funeral services will be held at the China Spring Methodist church at 3 p.m. Monday, Rev. J. V. Baird officiating, burial in the China Spring cemetery.

Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Eunice Robinson of Hereford, Mrs. Johnnie (Ducie)  Sharp of Waco, Mrs. George (Emma) Meadows of Waco, Mrs. L. M. (Nora)  Peters of Temple and Mrs. A. L.  Anderson of Brenham; three sons, C. G. Sawyer of Waco, J. H. Sawyer of Waco and Joe Sawyer of Valley Mills; 16 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Pallbearers will be Sam Tolbert, Frank Ditto, W. T. Ditto, C. L. Hatfield, Elzie Null and George Layne.