Dorothy Marie Overton Sawyer passed from this life on December 6, 2024.
She was born November 12, 1929 to Thomas Corlew and Ida Elizabeth Potts Overton.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ollie Edward Sawyer; her parents, Thomas Corlew and Ida Elizabeth Potts Overton; her brothers, Thomas Joe Overton and Donald Wayne Overton; her sister, Marion Frances Holland; and her son-in-law, Galen Lyle Romine.
She is survived by her daughter, Donna Sawyer Romine, and her sons, Larry Edward Sawyer (Jennifer), and Jerry Stephen Sawyer (Kathy).
Her grandchildren are Dayla Joy Calendine (Chad), Leah Romine Henry (Travis), Stephen Caleb Sawyer (Natalya), Joseph Benjamin Sawyer, Rachel Elizabeth Sawyer, Laura Jo Sawyer, Hannah Marie Evans (Brice), and Robert Andrew Sawyer (Becca).
Great-grandchildren are Chloe Marie Wallis (Nicholas), Logan Stonewall Calendine, Wyatt Drew Johnson, Braelyn Avery & Charlotte Reagan Henry, Sawyer Dewey Evans, & Murphy Jane Sawyer.
She is also survived by two sisters, Martha Nell Owen and Florene Sipes, her brother John Paul Overton, and many nieces and nephews.
Marie “Murr” Sawyer was an active member of the Walnut Street Church of Christ.
She was married to Ed Sawyer on February 18, 1949. They were married for 55 years before he died in 2004.
She was baptized into Christ in the Jones Creek beside the Rock Church Church of Christ.
She was a great cook, always cooking for her family and for families in need.
She spent several years working alongside her husband with the Sojourners—helping at churches and Bible camps in multiple states, including Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Florida.
When she married, she was an employee of South Central Bell. She was a stay-at-home mom while her children were young and worked as a bookkeeper. Later in life, after her children were grown, she went to school and became a CNA. For a number of years, she worked at the former McFarland Hospital in Lebanon and St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville.
As for Murr’s life, she was a faithful Christian, a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was a beautiful example of the virtuous woman in Proverbs 31. She was loved by one and all.
Funeral services will be conducted on Sunday afternoon, December 15, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. from the Walnut Street Church of Christ. Bro. Steve Baggett and Marie’s family will conduct her service. Visitation will be on Saturday, December 14, 2024, from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Taylor Funeral Home and on Sunday at the church beginning at 1:00 p.m. until time of service. Place of rest will be in the Rock Church Cemetery. https://taylorsince1909.com
Those desiring, memorials are suggested to the Mission Fund of the Walnut Street Church of Christ.
PROVERBS 31:10 WHO CAN FIND A VIRTUOUS WOMAN? FOR HER WORTH IS FAR ABOVE RUBIES.
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