Bedford Times-Press ( Bedford, Iowa), November 2005
Vivian S. Sawyer, 100, died on November 7, 2005 at Bedford, Iowa, after having resided in the Bedford Community for more than 70 years. Memorial services were held on November 10, 2005 at The Ritchie Funeral Home with the Reverends Ted DeHass and Tim Maxa officiating. Arrangements were made by the Ritchie Funeral Home of Bedford.
Burial took place at the Fairview Cemetery in Bedford. Vivian, born July 3, 1905, was the youngest of five children of William Edward and Eva Barrett Scott of rural Decatur County, Iowa. She attended country school as a young girl and then moved on to graduate from Lamoni High School in 1922 at the age of sixteen. Her civic-mindedness was already apparent in high school; she served on the student council, served as class president, and, along with some of her fellow classmates and under the direction of the school librarian, helped establish in 1921-1922 the first public library in Lamoni. Also, she found time during those busy years to take private oil-painting and elocution lessons.
It was her wish to study at the Chicago Art Institute, but her parents decided that Vivian would not be safe in the Chicago. Instead, she enrolled at Iowa State College in Ames, where she majored in home economics, art, and psychology. She worked part-time in the office of the psychology department to help with her expenses. She was a member of Chi Omega sorority and served as an officer in the Home Economics Club. Also, she was active in the woman's governing board, the YMCA, and various art
groups. She was inducted in 1924 into the national honorary psychology fraternity, Psi Chi.
While at Ames, she met fellow student Maurees K. Sawyer whom she married a month after they both received their degrees in 1925 from Iowa State College. As part of her graduate work in child development, she received the Laura Spellman Rockefeller Fellowship for leadership training in child study. During the four years she lived in Boone following her marriage, she organized child study groups and represented those groups on the Boone PTA Executive Council. She was also active in the Boone's Women's Club. As her family grew, and the Great Depression worsened, hers was not an easy life, but none of her eight children heard complaints. She maintained a huge vegetable garden, canned hundreds of quarts of fruits, vegetables and her much admired sweet gherkins. She raised chickens and sewed and mended endlessly. Her daughters recall that she did not need a pattern for a prom dress, a wedding gown or any other sort of clothing; all she needed was a description or a sketch.
While her eight children were in school, she was active and supportive of their school-related and extra-curricular activities. In 1943, she helped organize and was elected first president of the Bedford PTA; she was a leader or assistant leader in 4-H during the ten years 1944-1954; she was president of Band Mothers; she was active in Camp Fire Girls, Boy Scouts, Rainbow Girls and Demolay.
Vivian headed a group of concerned citizens to have driver's education added to the school curriculum and was active in a citizen's committee that campaigned successfully for a bond issue that would permit repair of the old school building and for reorganization of the school district. During 1948-1950, she served as president of the City Federation of Women's Clubs.
She was chairman of a number of junior/senior banquets; it became almost clich' that if a responsible, efficient, easy-to-work-with person was needed to be in charge of a project, "Let's get Vivian Sawyer to do it." She usually did.
But she was also able to delegate responsibility, especially to her children. It was assumed that the older children would look after the younger ones, that the boys did the outdoor chores, that the girls worked inside and that nobody escaped a regular turn at doing the dishes-no small task for a family of ten.
Vivian was an active member of two study clubs, Travel Club, and Fortnightly Club, the latter for more than 50 years. Shortly after moving to Bedford, she transferred her church membership from the Disciples of Christ Church in Kellerton to the First Baptist Church in Bedford, where she became active in the Women's Society.
As her children grew older and became more self-sufficient, she had more time for two of her hobbies, hunting for antiques and oil painting. She had a special room in the basement of the farmhouse for refinishing and restoring old, mistreated pieces into something beautiful. She also joined a group taking oil-painting lessons, which used the farm kitchen as one of their temporary studios. After she moved from the farm to Central Avenue in Bedford, she and some of her friends continued to paint in her home.
As the demands of children subsided, however, her care-giving and nurturing skills were still needed as she tended to her own mother and to her husband's parents during their final years. In 1962, her husband was injured in an accident and was confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his life. During the first several years after his injury, the demands on Vivian's time, energy and resolution were enormous. This challenge to her physical and emotional strength was met with her usual quiet efficiency; it was during those years that she began rereading the Bible and seemed to find not only comfort and solace there, but also the energy to carry on.
In 1967, the Bedford Business and Professional Women's Club chose Mrs. Sawyer as their nominee for State Mother of the Year. The spokeswoman for that club wrote, ". . . It's as though the community were nominating her by unanimous vote. . . Mrs. Sawyer is that rare woman who goes unostentatiously but conscientiously about making the world a better place in which to live." She received special commendation as being one of the finalists for that state honor.
Vivian's husband, Maurees, died in 1975, six weeks before they were to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. Her three brothers and one sister also preceded her in death. Other family members who predeceased her were one son, Charles, of Onawa; one daughter, Elise Tranbarger, of Sumner; one son-in-law, James A. Dinsmoor of Bloomington, IN; and one great grandson, Brad Sawyer of Charles City.
She is survived by six children and their spouses: John G. and Georgalee Sawyer of Bartlesville, OK; William E. and Ann Sawyer of Lenox, IA; Kay Dinsmoor of Bloomington, IN; Sondra and W. Lowell Parman of Marion, IA; Robert and Katherine Sawyer of Maryville, MO; and Tom W. and Claire Sawyer of Littlefield, TX. Also surviving are one son-in-law, James R. Tranbarger and his wife, Janice and one daughter-in-law, Marjorie Harris of Onawa.
Other survivors include the following grandchildren: Tracy and Steve Sturgeon and their three daughters; Robert and Jenny Tranbarger and their two sons; Leslie and Tim Leppla and their three sons; Steve and Connie Sawyer and their three children; Jill Sawyer; Scott Sawyer and his daughter; Mara Dinsmoor; Robert Dinsmoor; Tom Parman, his two children and his fianc', Linda Sojka and her daughter; Kimberly and Benjamin Stephens; Todd and Sheri Parman and their two children; Elizabeth and Steven Webber and their two daughters; Paul and Susan Sawyer and their son; Greg and Christy Sawyer and their three daughters; and one stepgrandson, Dan Dinsmoor and his wife Jeanne and their four children.
Vivian Sawyer will be missed by all whose lives she touched and enriched. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Fairview Cemetery Paving Project or to a charity of one's choice.
Vivian S. Sawyer, 100, died on November 7, 2005 at Bedford, Iowa, after having resided in the Bedford Community for more than 70 years. Memorial services were held on November 10, 2005 at The Ritchie Funeral Home with the Reverends Ted DeHass and Tim Maxa officiating. Arrangements were made by the Ritchie Funeral Home of Bedford.
Burial took place at the Fairview Cemetery in Bedford. Vivian, born July 3, 1905, was the youngest of five children of William Edward and Eva Barrett Scott of rural Decatur County, Iowa. She attended country school as a young girl and then moved on to graduate from Lamoni High School in 1922 at the age of sixteen. Her civic-mindedness was already apparent in high school; she served on the student council, served as class president, and, along with some of her fellow classmates and under the direction of the school librarian, helped establish in 1921-1922 the first public library in Lamoni. Also, she found time during those busy years to take private oil-painting and elocution lessons.
It was her wish to study at the Chicago Art Institute, but her parents decided that Vivian would not be safe in the Chicago. Instead, she enrolled at Iowa State College in Ames, where she majored in home economics, art, and psychology. She worked part-time in the office of the psychology department to help with her expenses. She was a member of Chi Omega sorority and served as an officer in the Home Economics Club. Also, she was active in the woman's governing board, the YMCA, and various art
groups. She was inducted in 1924 into the national honorary psychology fraternity, Psi Chi.
While at Ames, she met fellow student Maurees K. Sawyer whom she married a month after they both received their degrees in 1925 from Iowa State College. As part of her graduate work in child development, she received the Laura Spellman Rockefeller Fellowship for leadership training in child study. During the four years she lived in Boone following her marriage, she organized child study groups and represented those groups on the Boone PTA Executive Council. She was also active in the Boone's Women's Club. As her family grew, and the Great Depression worsened, hers was not an easy life, but none of her eight children heard complaints. She maintained a huge vegetable garden, canned hundreds of quarts of fruits, vegetables and her much admired sweet gherkins. She raised chickens and sewed and mended endlessly. Her daughters recall that she did not need a pattern for a prom dress, a wedding gown or any other sort of clothing; all she needed was a description or a sketch.
While her eight children were in school, she was active and supportive of their school-related and extra-curricular activities. In 1943, she helped organize and was elected first president of the Bedford PTA; she was a leader or assistant leader in 4-H during the ten years 1944-1954; she was president of Band Mothers; she was active in Camp Fire Girls, Boy Scouts, Rainbow Girls and Demolay.
Vivian headed a group of concerned citizens to have driver's education added to the school curriculum and was active in a citizen's committee that campaigned successfully for a bond issue that would permit repair of the old school building and for reorganization of the school district. During 1948-1950, she served as president of the City Federation of Women's Clubs.
She was chairman of a number of junior/senior banquets; it became almost clich' that if a responsible, efficient, easy-to-work-with person was needed to be in charge of a project, "Let's get Vivian Sawyer to do it." She usually did.
But she was also able to delegate responsibility, especially to her children. It was assumed that the older children would look after the younger ones, that the boys did the outdoor chores, that the girls worked inside and that nobody escaped a regular turn at doing the dishes-no small task for a family of ten.
Vivian was an active member of two study clubs, Travel Club, and Fortnightly Club, the latter for more than 50 years. Shortly after moving to Bedford, she transferred her church membership from the Disciples of Christ Church in Kellerton to the First Baptist Church in Bedford, where she became active in the Women's Society.
As her children grew older and became more self-sufficient, she had more time for two of her hobbies, hunting for antiques and oil painting. She had a special room in the basement of the farmhouse for refinishing and restoring old, mistreated pieces into something beautiful. She also joined a group taking oil-painting lessons, which used the farm kitchen as one of their temporary studios. After she moved from the farm to Central Avenue in Bedford, she and some of her friends continued to paint in her home.
As the demands of children subsided, however, her care-giving and nurturing skills were still needed as she tended to her own mother and to her husband's parents during their final years. In 1962, her husband was injured in an accident and was confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his life. During the first several years after his injury, the demands on Vivian's time, energy and resolution were enormous. This challenge to her physical and emotional strength was met with her usual quiet efficiency; it was during those years that she began rereading the Bible and seemed to find not only comfort and solace there, but also the energy to carry on.
In 1967, the Bedford Business and Professional Women's Club chose Mrs. Sawyer as their nominee for State Mother of the Year. The spokeswoman for that club wrote, ". . . It's as though the community were nominating her by unanimous vote. . . Mrs. Sawyer is that rare woman who goes unostentatiously but conscientiously about making the world a better place in which to live." She received special commendation as being one of the finalists for that state honor.
Vivian's husband, Maurees, died in 1975, six weeks before they were to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. Her three brothers and one sister also preceded her in death. Other family members who predeceased her were one son, Charles, of Onawa; one daughter, Elise Tranbarger, of Sumner; one son-in-law, James A. Dinsmoor of Bloomington, IN; and one great grandson, Brad Sawyer of Charles City.
She is survived by six children and their spouses: John G. and Georgalee Sawyer of Bartlesville, OK; William E. and Ann Sawyer of Lenox, IA; Kay Dinsmoor of Bloomington, IN; Sondra and W. Lowell Parman of Marion, IA; Robert and Katherine Sawyer of Maryville, MO; and Tom W. and Claire Sawyer of Littlefield, TX. Also surviving are one son-in-law, James R. Tranbarger and his wife, Janice and one daughter-in-law, Marjorie Harris of Onawa.
Other survivors include the following grandchildren: Tracy and Steve Sturgeon and their three daughters; Robert and Jenny Tranbarger and their two sons; Leslie and Tim Leppla and their three sons; Steve and Connie Sawyer and their three children; Jill Sawyer; Scott Sawyer and his daughter; Mara Dinsmoor; Robert Dinsmoor; Tom Parman, his two children and his fianc', Linda Sojka and her daughter; Kimberly and Benjamin Stephens; Todd and Sheri Parman and their two children; Elizabeth and Steven Webber and their two daughters; Paul and Susan Sawyer and their son; Greg and Christy Sawyer and their three daughters; and one stepgrandson, Dan Dinsmoor and his wife Jeanne and their four children.
Vivian Sawyer will be missed by all whose lives she touched and enriched. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Fairview Cemetery Paving Project or to a charity of one's choice.
Bedford Times-Press ( Bedford, Iowa), November 2005
Vivian S. Sawyer, 100, died on November 7, 2005 at Bedford, Iowa, after having resided in the Bedford Community for more than 70 years. Memorial services were held on November 10, 2005 at The Ritchie Funeral Home with the Reverends Ted DeHass and Tim Maxa officiating. Arrangements were made by the Ritchie Funeral Home of Bedford.
Burial took place at the Fairview Cemetery in Bedford. Vivian, born July 3, 1905, was the youngest of five children of William Edward and Eva Barrett Scott of rural Decatur County, Iowa. She attended country school as a young girl and then moved on to graduate from Lamoni High School in 1922 at the age of sixteen. Her civic-mindedness was already apparent in high school; she served on the student council, served as class president, and, along with some of her fellow classmates and under the direction of the school librarian, helped establish in 1921-1922 the first public library in Lamoni. Also, she found time during those busy years to take private oil-painting and elocution lessons.
It was her wish to study at the Chicago Art Institute, but her parents decided that Vivian would not be safe in the Chicago. Instead, she enrolled at Iowa State College in Ames, where she majored in home economics, art, and psychology. She worked part-time in the office of the psychology department to help with her expenses. She was a member of Chi Omega sorority and served as an officer in the Home Economics Club. Also, she was active in the woman's governing board, the YMCA, and various art
groups. She was inducted in 1924 into the national honorary psychology fraternity, Psi Chi.
While at Ames, she met fellow student Maurees K. Sawyer whom she married a month after they both received their degrees in 1925 from Iowa State College. As part of her graduate work in child development, she received the Laura Spellman Rockefeller Fellowship for leadership training in child study. During the four years she lived in Boone following her marriage, she organized child study groups and represented those groups on the Boone PTA Executive Council. She was also active in the Boone's Women's Club. As her family grew, and the Great Depression worsened, hers was not an easy life, but none of her eight children heard complaints. She maintained a huge vegetable garden, canned hundreds of quarts of fruits, vegetables and her much admired sweet gherkins. She raised chickens and sewed and mended endlessly. Her daughters recall that she did not need a pattern for a prom dress, a wedding gown or any other sort of clothing; all she needed was a description or a sketch.
While her eight children were in school, she was active and supportive of their school-related and extra-curricular activities. In 1943, she helped organize and was elected first president of the Bedford PTA; she was a leader or assistant leader in 4-H during the ten years 1944-1954; she was president of Band Mothers; she was active in Camp Fire Girls, Boy Scouts, Rainbow Girls and Demolay.
Vivian headed a group of concerned citizens to have driver's education added to the school curriculum and was active in a citizen's committee that campaigned successfully for a bond issue that would permit repair of the old school building and for reorganization of the school district. During 1948-1950, she served as president of the City Federation of Women's Clubs.
She was chairman of a number of junior/senior banquets; it became almost clich' that if a responsible, efficient, easy-to-work-with person was needed to be in charge of a project, "Let's get Vivian Sawyer to do it." She usually did.
But she was also able to delegate responsibility, especially to her children. It was assumed that the older children would look after the younger ones, that the boys did the outdoor chores, that the girls worked inside and that nobody escaped a regular turn at doing the dishes-no small task for a family of ten.
Vivian was an active member of two study clubs, Travel Club, and Fortnightly Club, the latter for more than 50 years. Shortly after moving to Bedford, she transferred her church membership from the Disciples of Christ Church in Kellerton to the First Baptist Church in Bedford, where she became active in the Women's Society.
As her children grew older and became more self-sufficient, she had more time for two of her hobbies, hunting for antiques and oil painting. She had a special room in the basement of the farmhouse for refinishing and restoring old, mistreated pieces into something beautiful. She also joined a group taking oil-painting lessons, which used the farm kitchen as one of their temporary studios. After she moved from the farm to Central Avenue in Bedford, she and some of her friends continued to paint in her home.
As the demands of children subsided, however, her care-giving and nurturing skills were still needed as she tended to her own mother and to her husband's parents during their final years. In 1962, her husband was injured in an accident and was confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his life. During the first several years after his injury, the demands on Vivian's time, energy and resolution were enormous. This challenge to her physical and emotional strength was met with her usual quiet efficiency; it was during those years that she began rereading the Bible and seemed to find not only comfort and solace there, but also the energy to carry on.
In 1967, the Bedford Business and Professional Women's Club chose Mrs. Sawyer as their nominee for State Mother of the Year. The spokeswoman for that club wrote, ". . . It's as though the community were nominating her by unanimous vote. . . Mrs. Sawyer is that rare woman who goes unostentatiously but conscientiously about making the world a better place in which to live." She received special commendation as being one of the finalists for that state honor.
Vivian's husband, Maurees, died in 1975, six weeks before they were to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. Her three brothers and one sister also preceded her in death. Other family members who predeceased her were one son, Charles, of Onawa; one daughter, Elise Tranbarger, of Sumner; one son-in-law, James A. Dinsmoor of Bloomington, IN; and one great grandson, Brad Sawyer of Charles City.
She is survived by six children and their spouses: John G. and Georgalee Sawyer of Bartlesville, OK; William E. and Ann Sawyer of Lenox, IA; Kay Dinsmoor of Bloomington, IN; Sondra and W. Lowell Parman of Marion, IA; Robert and Katherine Sawyer of Maryville, MO; and Tom W. and Claire Sawyer of Littlefield, TX. Also surviving are one son-in-law, James R. Tranbarger and his wife, Janice and one daughter-in-law, Marjorie Harris of Onawa.
Other survivors include the following grandchildren: Tracy and Steve Sturgeon and their three daughters; Robert and Jenny Tranbarger and their two sons; Leslie and Tim Leppla and their three sons; Steve and Connie Sawyer and their three children; Jill Sawyer; Scott Sawyer and his daughter; Mara Dinsmoor; Robert Dinsmoor; Tom Parman, his two children and his fianc', Linda Sojka and her daughter; Kimberly and Benjamin Stephens; Todd and Sheri Parman and their two children; Elizabeth and Steven Webber and their two daughters; Paul and Susan Sawyer and their son; Greg and Christy Sawyer and their three daughters; and one stepgrandson, Dan Dinsmoor and his wife Jeanne and their four children.
Vivian Sawyer will be missed by all whose lives she touched and enriched. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Fairview Cemetery Paving Project or to a charity of one's choice.
Vivian S. Sawyer, 100, died on November 7, 2005 at Bedford, Iowa, after having resided in the Bedford Community for more than 70 years. Memorial services were held on November 10, 2005 at The Ritchie Funeral Home with the Reverends Ted DeHass and Tim Maxa officiating. Arrangements were made by the Ritchie Funeral Home of Bedford.
Burial took place at the Fairview Cemetery in Bedford. Vivian, born July 3, 1905, was the youngest of five children of William Edward and Eva Barrett Scott of rural Decatur County, Iowa. She attended country school as a young girl and then moved on to graduate from Lamoni High School in 1922 at the age of sixteen. Her civic-mindedness was already apparent in high school; she served on the student council, served as class president, and, along with some of her fellow classmates and under the direction of the school librarian, helped establish in 1921-1922 the first public library in Lamoni. Also, she found time during those busy years to take private oil-painting and elocution lessons.
It was her wish to study at the Chicago Art Institute, but her parents decided that Vivian would not be safe in the Chicago. Instead, she enrolled at Iowa State College in Ames, where she majored in home economics, art, and psychology. She worked part-time in the office of the psychology department to help with her expenses. She was a member of Chi Omega sorority and served as an officer in the Home Economics Club. Also, she was active in the woman's governing board, the YMCA, and various art
groups. She was inducted in 1924 into the national honorary psychology fraternity, Psi Chi.
While at Ames, she met fellow student Maurees K. Sawyer whom she married a month after they both received their degrees in 1925 from Iowa State College. As part of her graduate work in child development, she received the Laura Spellman Rockefeller Fellowship for leadership training in child study. During the four years she lived in Boone following her marriage, she organized child study groups and represented those groups on the Boone PTA Executive Council. She was also active in the Boone's Women's Club. As her family grew, and the Great Depression worsened, hers was not an easy life, but none of her eight children heard complaints. She maintained a huge vegetable garden, canned hundreds of quarts of fruits, vegetables and her much admired sweet gherkins. She raised chickens and sewed and mended endlessly. Her daughters recall that she did not need a pattern for a prom dress, a wedding gown or any other sort of clothing; all she needed was a description or a sketch.
While her eight children were in school, she was active and supportive of their school-related and extra-curricular activities. In 1943, she helped organize and was elected first president of the Bedford PTA; she was a leader or assistant leader in 4-H during the ten years 1944-1954; she was president of Band Mothers; she was active in Camp Fire Girls, Boy Scouts, Rainbow Girls and Demolay.
Vivian headed a group of concerned citizens to have driver's education added to the school curriculum and was active in a citizen's committee that campaigned successfully for a bond issue that would permit repair of the old school building and for reorganization of the school district. During 1948-1950, she served as president of the City Federation of Women's Clubs.
She was chairman of a number of junior/senior banquets; it became almost clich' that if a responsible, efficient, easy-to-work-with person was needed to be in charge of a project, "Let's get Vivian Sawyer to do it." She usually did.
But she was also able to delegate responsibility, especially to her children. It was assumed that the older children would look after the younger ones, that the boys did the outdoor chores, that the girls worked inside and that nobody escaped a regular turn at doing the dishes-no small task for a family of ten.
Vivian was an active member of two study clubs, Travel Club, and Fortnightly Club, the latter for more than 50 years. Shortly after moving to Bedford, she transferred her church membership from the Disciples of Christ Church in Kellerton to the First Baptist Church in Bedford, where she became active in the Women's Society.
As her children grew older and became more self-sufficient, she had more time for two of her hobbies, hunting for antiques and oil painting. She had a special room in the basement of the farmhouse for refinishing and restoring old, mistreated pieces into something beautiful. She also joined a group taking oil-painting lessons, which used the farm kitchen as one of their temporary studios. After she moved from the farm to Central Avenue in Bedford, she and some of her friends continued to paint in her home.
As the demands of children subsided, however, her care-giving and nurturing skills were still needed as she tended to her own mother and to her husband's parents during their final years. In 1962, her husband was injured in an accident and was confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his life. During the first several years after his injury, the demands on Vivian's time, energy and resolution were enormous. This challenge to her physical and emotional strength was met with her usual quiet efficiency; it was during those years that she began rereading the Bible and seemed to find not only comfort and solace there, but also the energy to carry on.
In 1967, the Bedford Business and Professional Women's Club chose Mrs. Sawyer as their nominee for State Mother of the Year. The spokeswoman for that club wrote, ". . . It's as though the community were nominating her by unanimous vote. . . Mrs. Sawyer is that rare woman who goes unostentatiously but conscientiously about making the world a better place in which to live." She received special commendation as being one of the finalists for that state honor.
Vivian's husband, Maurees, died in 1975, six weeks before they were to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. Her three brothers and one sister also preceded her in death. Other family members who predeceased her were one son, Charles, of Onawa; one daughter, Elise Tranbarger, of Sumner; one son-in-law, James A. Dinsmoor of Bloomington, IN; and one great grandson, Brad Sawyer of Charles City.
She is survived by six children and their spouses: John G. and Georgalee Sawyer of Bartlesville, OK; William E. and Ann Sawyer of Lenox, IA; Kay Dinsmoor of Bloomington, IN; Sondra and W. Lowell Parman of Marion, IA; Robert and Katherine Sawyer of Maryville, MO; and Tom W. and Claire Sawyer of Littlefield, TX. Also surviving are one son-in-law, James R. Tranbarger and his wife, Janice and one daughter-in-law, Marjorie Harris of Onawa.
Other survivors include the following grandchildren: Tracy and Steve Sturgeon and their three daughters; Robert and Jenny Tranbarger and their two sons; Leslie and Tim Leppla and their three sons; Steve and Connie Sawyer and their three children; Jill Sawyer; Scott Sawyer and his daughter; Mara Dinsmoor; Robert Dinsmoor; Tom Parman, his two children and his fianc', Linda Sojka and her daughter; Kimberly and Benjamin Stephens; Todd and Sheri Parman and their two children; Elizabeth and Steven Webber and their two daughters; Paul and Susan Sawyer and their son; Greg and Christy Sawyer and their three daughters; and one stepgrandson, Dan Dinsmoor and his wife Jeanne and their four children.
Vivian Sawyer will be missed by all whose lives she touched and enriched. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Fairview Cemetery Paving Project or to a charity of one's choice.
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