Gene E. Sawyer Gene E. Sawyer, who had lived in Shelton most of his life, died suddenly from a heart attack in Yuma, Arizona, on Tuesday, March 6. He was 76. Born on June 1, 1930 in Curtis, Nebraska, to David and Bessie (Boyd) Sawyer, he attended Shel» ton schools, graduating from Irene S. Reed High School in 1949. He served in the Army follow— \ ing high school. He married Shirley A Bender in Shelton on June 20, 1953, Mr. Sawyer owned and operat- . ed a part-time TV repair shop and also worked in the Central Main- tenance Shop for Simpson Timber Company for 35 years. After work» ing at Simpson, he was an electri- cal superintendent for the state of Washington until he retired in January 2000. He and his wife enjoyed trav- eling and spending a few months in Arizona in the winter, but Mr. Sawyer couldn‘t stay long because he needed to come home and see his grandchildren, his family said. He enjoyed fishing and work- ing in his yard and was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, International Brotherhood of Elec- trical Workers Union Local '76 and Shelton First Baptist Church. Surviving are wife Shirley A. Sawyer of Olympia; sons Craig El Sawyer of Kirkland and Jeff B. Sawyer and wife Rosie of Olympia; daughter Sherri Li Webster and husband Joe of Edmonds; grand- children Kaitlyn, Brynn and ND- lan Webster of Edmonds and Jack Sawyer of Olympia; and cousins Rollin and Robert Aitken of Shel» ton. A funeral service will be held at 1:30 pm. on Thursday, March 15, at the‘ First Baptist Church in Shelton. Burial will be at 11 am. on March 15 at Shelton Memorial Park. Memorial donations may be made to the Gene Sawyer Scholar- ship Fund, in care of Our Commu- nity Credit Union, 2948 Olympic Highway North, Shelton, 98584. Arrangements are by McComb Funeral Home in Shelton. , OCR Text: Gene E. Sawyer Gene E. Sawyer, who had lived in Shelton most of his life, died suddenly from a heart attack in Yuma, Arizona, on Tuesday, March 6. He was 76. Born on June 1, 1930 in Curtis, Nebraska, to David and Bessie (Boyd) Sawyer, he attended Shel» ton schools, graduating from Irene S. Reed High School in 1949. He served in the Army follow— \ ing high school. He married Shirley A Bender in Shelton on June 20, 1953, Mr. Sawyer owned and operat- . ed a part-time TV repair shop and also worked in the Central Main- tenance Shop for Simpson Timber Company for 35 years. After work» ing at Simpson, he was an electri- cal superintendent for the state of Washington until he retired in January 2000. He and his wife enjoyed trav- eling and spending a few months in Arizona in the winter, but Mr. Sawyer couldn‘t stay long because he needed to come home and see his grandchildren, his family said. He enjoyed fishing and work- ing in his yard and was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, International Brotherhood of Elec- trical Workers Union Local '76 and Shelton First Baptist Church. Surviving are wife Shirley A. Sawyer of Olympia; sons Craig El Sawyer of Kirkland and Jeff B. Sawyer and wife Rosie of Olympia; daughter Sherri Li Webster and husband Joe of Edmonds; grand- children Kaitlyn, Brynn and ND- lan Webster of Edmonds and Jack Sawyer of Olympia; and cousins Rollin and Robert Aitken of Shel» ton. A funeral service will be held at 1:30 pm. on Thursday, March 15, at the‘ First Baptist Church in Shelton. Burial will be at 11 am. on March 15 at Shelton Memorial Park. Memorial donations may be made to the Gene Sawyer Scholar- ship Fund, in care of Our Commu- nity Credit Union, 2948 Olympic Highway North, Shelton, 98584. Arrangements are by McComb Funeral Home in Shelton. , Mason County Genealogical Society,Obituaries,Obituaries for Shelton Cemetery,S Last Name,Sawyer, Gene E. #2.tif,Sawyer, Gene E. #2.tif, Sawyer, Gene E. #2.tif