Title	Mr.
Last Name	Sawyer
First Name	Howard
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Place of Birth	Mapleton, ME
Date of Birth	1870-03-22
Place of Death	Garland, ME
Date of Death	1945-08-15
Publication	The Eastern Gazette 8-16-1945, p.2
Obituary	Howard Sawyer The community was deeply grieved at the sudden passing of Howard Sawyer, who was found dead in his woodlot late Wednesday, a half mile from his home. Death was due to natural causes. He went to work in the morning as usual cutting posts. When he failed to return at suppertime his son, Ervin, went to the woodlot where he found his father's body. He was born March 22, 1870, at Mapleton, Maine, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jotham Sawyer. He came to Garland 41 years ago last April, where he has lived every since, as a farmer. On December 30, 1905 he was married to Mary L. Adams. He had a kind dispostion and generous hospitality endeared him to a host of friends. He belonged to Garland Grange and attended the Community Baptist Church. The many beautiful floral offerings were silent tributes of the esteen in which he was held by all who knew him. He is survived by his wife, Mary Sawyer; four daughters, Mrs. Elvis M. Hall of Sangerville, Wilma L. Sawyer who lives at home, Mrs. Merna V. Doore of Garland, Mrs. Leta I. Titcomb of Garland, one son, Ervin W. Sawyer; One son, Freeman, died in infancy; a brother Truman Sawyer of Thomaston, Maine; Nine grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Among those attending the funeral from out of town were: Truman Sawyer and son, Maurice, of Thomaston; Hartley Welts of Mapleton; Mrs. Gertrude Farrar, Miss Virginia Farrar, Mrs. Renworth Hollis of Ripley; Mrs. Howard Davis, Mrs. Helen Hatch, Mrs. Nina Champeon, and Mrs. Flossie Russell of Dexter; Mrs. 0. W. Strout, Miss Eva Pratt, Mrs. Eugene Robbins of Gerry Maine, Mrs. Vernon Patten, Mrs. Lois Johnson of Charleston. Funeral services were held at the Community Baptist Church, Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. Carrie Rideout officiating. Bearers were Ervin W. Sawyer, Lewis E. Hall, Harland Doore arid Ivan Sawyer. Burial was at the Evergreen cemetery where commital services were held.