Title	Mrs.
Last Name	Sawyer
First Name	Mary
Middle Name	E.
Maiden Name	Eaton
Nick Name
Place of Birth
Date of Birth	1876
Place of Death	Dexter, ME
Date of Death	1946-09-17
Publication	The Eastern Gazette 9-19-1946, p.8
Obituary	Mrs. Mary E. Sawyer, 70, a former school teacher and native of this town, died early Tuesday morning at a local hospital following a long illness. She was born in 1876, the daughter of E. Warren Eaton and Ellen V. Batchelder. Her husband, Dr. John Sawyer, died in 1918 during the flu epidemic. She was a member of the Methodist church and very active in the various organizations, also a member of the Dexter Sunshine club. Mrs. Sawyer first started teaching when the town was divided into districs, and she taught in district No. 5. She had also held a similar position in Cambridge. During her married life Mrs. Sawyer gave up her duties, but following her husband's death, she returned to her profession and continued until her retirement in 1939 at which she was on the staff at the Pleasant Street school. She is survived by a brother, Charles Eaton of Brooksville, Mass., several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at the Methodist church, Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock; the Rev. Gilman Lane officiating. Interment will be in Mt. Pleasant cemetery. Honary bearers are Fred Jewett, Mark Roberts, Walter Rowe, and Eugene Swanton. The active bearers will be Clarence Pierce, A. Q. Thompson, Rufus Tillson, and George Safford.