Bert was born December 24, 1937 in Arkansas to George and Edna Sawyer. He is preceded in death by his parents; wife, Mary Sawyer; son, Bert C. Sawyer Jr., grandson, Jesse Joseph Sawyer; brother, Earl Sawyer and sisters, Ruth Standridge and Catherine Caldwell.
Bert is survived by daughters, Sandi Kinney and husband David, Nanette Sawyer; sisters, Clytee Parker and Rose Veasey; grandchildren, Summer Jones and husband Robert, Bert C. Sawyer III and wife Suzanne, Scot Kinney, Andrew Kinney, Elizabeth Kinney, Alex Sawyer and great-grandchildren, Mason, Kiley, Matthew, Christopher, Annabelle, Brandon, Austin and C.J.
A gathering of family and friends will be held Saturday, April 20, 2013 from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m., at Grammier-Oberle Funeral Home. Funeral services for Mr. Sawyer will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, April 21, 2013 in the Chapel of Grammier-Oberle Funeral Home. Entombment will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park.
