Obituary of J. Winton Sawyer

Elizabeth City, NC J. Winton Sawyer, age 96, formerly of 405 South Road Street, Elizabeth City, NC, died Thursday, September 30, 2004, in Guardian Care Nursing Home. He was a native of Washington Co., NC, and was son of the late Robert Sawyer, and Mary Ellen Smith Sawyer. He was husband of the late Wilma Tillett Sawyer. He was former owner and operator of J. Winton Sawyer Monument Company, and was a member of the Elizabeth City Church of Christ. He is survived by one daughter, Winona ‘Wendy’ Sawyer of Elizabeth City, NC, and one son, J. Winton Sawyer, Jr. of Lake Tahoe, NV; Three grandchildren, Jill Cete and her husband Hasan, and Julie J Byrd and her husband Joe all of Raleigh, NC, Jeffrey Jarvis and his wife Alva of Palatka, FL; three great grandchildren, Mary Catherine O’Donnell, Patrick Joseph O’Donnell, and Jessica Jarvis, many nieces and nephews. Mr. Sawyer is also survived by an extended family of Guardian Care nurses, staff and residents. He was predeceased by nine sisters and brothers. A funeral service will be Sunday, October 3, 2004, at 3:00 PM in the Elizabeth City Church of Christ with the Rev. David Combs and Greg Biggs officiating. Burial will be in West Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday evening from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM at Twiford’s Memorial Chapel. The family request that memorial donations be made to the Elizabeth City Church of Christ, 1923 North Road Street, Elizabeth City, NC 27909, or to the Shiloh Baptist Church, PO Box 31, Shiloh, NC 27974. To sign the online register visit www.twifordfh.com. Twiford’s Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements