Glen Allen Sawyer

He was born November 14, 1941 in Fort Blackmore, VA to the late Arthur Winfield Sawyer and Myrtle Waters Sawyer. Mr. Sawyer was a retired truck driver. He enjoyed playing guitar, fishing and being outdoors.

In addition to his parents, he is also preceded in death by his wife, Cleo Patra Snuffer Sawyer and two brothers, Chuck Sawyer and Gene Sawyer.

Surviving Mr. Sawyer are three sons, Doug Sawyer and wife, Tracy of Granite Falls, NC, Steven Glen Sawyer and Stewart Lynn Sawyer; one daughter, Barbara Cloninger and husband, Dale of Conover, NC; five grandchildren, Sandra Kay Sawyer, Justin Allen Sawyer, Carl Allen Cloninger, Carrigan Elizabeth Cloninger and Alicia Dawn Mitchell; five great-grandchildren, Nikkila Dawn Mitchell, Dustin Shawn Mitchell, Jaiden Alexander Mitchell, Grant William Chamberlain and Avery Allen Sawyer (on the way); one brother, Jimmy Sawyer and wife, Betty Joe of Lenoir; and one sister-in-law, Emma Sawyer of OH.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM until 7:00 PM on Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at Pendry’s Funeral Home. A Memorial Service will follow at 7:00 PM at the funeral home.

Memorial Contributions may be made to Caldwell Hospice & Palliative Care, 902 Kirkwood Street NW, Lenoir, NC 28645.