Obituary of Mrs. E. B. Sawyer, 1927


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This obituary was for Elizabeth Benjamin Taylor Phelps Sawyer. It was taken 
from the July 27, 1927 Farmerville Gazette. Elizabeth was the daughter of 
James and Mary Breedlove Taylor. 

MRS. E. B. SAWYER DEAD

One of the oldest ladies of the parish, Mrs. E. B. Sawyer, passed away at 
eleven o'clock a.m., July 15, at the residence of her daughter Mrs. L. C. 
Ward, of this place.
The deceased was the widow of the late Samuel Sawyer, an honored resident 
and Confederate Veteran of this parish. He preceded her in the grave by 
about seven years. Mrs. Sawyer was 84 years of age when she died and her 
husband was 87 when he died. 
Interment was in the Rocky Branch Cemetery, Saturday, July 16th.

A CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank the friends of this town for their help and kindness and 
floral offerings shown us during the sickness and death of Mrs. E. B. Sawyer, 
our mother and grandmother.

Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Ward
and family

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