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- HINTON - Rayburn Earl Sawyers, 91, of 502 Miller Ave., died Saturday, May 15, 1999, in a Nimitz care home following a long illness.
Born Nov. 16, 1907, in Smoot, he was the son of the late James L. and Maude Sawyers.
Mr. Sawyers was a graduate of Ronceverte High School and was retired from C&O Railroad as chief clerk to the superintendent in Hinton. He also was active in Elks Lodge 821, where he established the annual West Virginia State Elks Tournament in 1947 and directed the tournament for 24 years. He was also Elk of the Year in 1987-1988 and awarded an appreciation and long service to the Elks in promoting the Elks Tournament in 1966.
He was of the Methodist faith, a member of Hinton Masonic Lodge 62 AF & AM, a member of the Railroad Clerks Union, former president of the Toastmaster Club in Hinton and an avid golfer as long as his health permitted. Mr. Sawyers became active in politics and was elected to the House of Delegates in 1962 and to the state Senate in 1966.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Joe Sawyers.
Survivors include his wife of 35 years, Juanita Williams Sawyers; a brother, Burl Sawyers of Charleston; a nephew, Joe Sawyers of Charleston; three nieces, Judy Crouse and her husband, John, Myra Jarrett and her husband, Dink, and Becky Hodges and her husband, Russell, all of Charleston.
Services will be 1 p.m. Monday at Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors, Hinton, with the Rev. Patricia Weed officiating.
Entombment will follow in Greenbrier Burial Park Mausoleum.
Friends may call noon to 1 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, donations of sympathy may be made to Willow Wood Country Club and Hinton Elks Lodge 821.
Mark Woodrum, Tom Woodrum, Will Meador, Lin Goins, Hank Hanger, Howard Cody, Milton Foster and Harry Garrett will serve as pallbearers.
Arrangements by Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors, Hinton.
Publication: Register Herald
Beckley, WV
May 16, 1999
MARRIAGE RECORD:
Rayburn Earl Sawyers and Juanita Josephine Williams
1945 Raleigh County WV [1]
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