Marion H. Sawyer

of Aug. 5, 2011, at the Chase Memorial Nursing Home of New Berlin where she had made her

home for the past several years.

Marion was born in Syracuse on May 13, 1924, to the late Harry E. and Erma Foster

Mundy. On July 1, 1944, in Norwich, she married Robert E. Sawyer, and together they raised

three children: Kathleen, Marjory, and Michael. In her early years, Marion worked as a

telephone operator for the local phone company. She did child care for 16 years, then embarked

on a 9-years career as a crossing guard for the City of Norwich Police Dept. She enjoyed

refinishing furniture, planting flowers, garage saleing, feeding the birds, and morning coffee at

McDonald’s.

Marion is survived by her children: Marjory Stopera and husband Stan, Kathleen Kingsley

and companion Don Cummings, and Michael Sawyer and wife Nancy, all of Norwich; by her

grandchildren: Kelly Beeching of Syracuse, Karen Nabinger and husband Ed of Manlius, and

Erica and Justin Sawyer; by her great grandson, Steve Beeching; and by her best friend, Beulah

Alger. Marion was predeceased by her husband, Robert, on March 19, 1995; by her infant

grandson, Robert “Robby” Sawyer in 1982; and by her step-brother and his wife, Richard and

Leila Mundy.

Memorial services for Marion will be held at 11 a.m. on Fri., Aug. 12, from the R. J. Fahy

Funeral Home. The Rev. Jeremy Stopford, Pastor of the Earlville Baptist Church, will officiate.

Interment will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery. Friends are invited to call at the R. J. Fahy Funeral

Home on Fri. from 10-11 a.m.

In lieu of flowers, those wishing to remember Marion in a giving manner may do so by

donating to the Chenango County SPCA, 6160 County Rd. 32, Norwich, NY 13815 (representing

Marion’s love of animals) or to Chase Memorial Nursing Home Life Focus (care of companion

pets), One Terrace Heights, New Berlin, NY 13411.