Extracted from The Bryan Daily Eagle (Bryan, TX)
Sunday, July 6, 1958

Mrs. Sawyer Funeral Today At Millican

Funeral services for Mrs. Serena Elizabeth Sawyer, 73, of Millican, who died in a local hospital Friday, will be held at the Millican Baptist Church at 3 p.m. today with her pastor, the Rev. J. Paul Law, officiating, assisted by the Rev. Holland Smith, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church of Bryan.

The body will repose in the drawing room of Hillier Funeral Home until noon today when it will be taken to the Millican Church for funeral services. The funeral cortege will then move to the Steep Hollow cemetery for interment.

Six deacons of the Millican Baptist Church will serve as pall bearers: Bennie Vance, Curtis Todd, Lee Hodges, Irvin Todd, Forrest Lewis and Bill Chennault.

Born in Millican September 16, 1884, Mrs. Sawyer was a lifelong resident of that community and was a member of the Millican Baptist Church.

Survivors include three sons, A. P. Sawyer of Bryan, C. M. Sawyer of Beaumont and L. O. Sawyer of Houston; six grandchildren, nine great grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. W. L. McCulloch of Millican; and a number of nieces and nephews.