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Ferman Neal Sawyer
9 Jul 1895 – 30 Jul 1937
| Birth | 9 Jul 1895 |
| Death | 30 Jul 1937 |
| Cemetery | Edith Ford Memorial Cemeteries Canadian , Hemphill County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Darlene Beck on 28 Jun 2013 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59016335 |
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______________________________________ OBITUARY Ferman Neal SAWYER, superintendent of the Canadian public schools the last eight years, died at the Canadian Hospital last Friday morning, following a long illness. Mr. SAWYER, who was one of the most popular school superintendents this city has had, had been in poor health since the beginning of the school year last fall. He had been gradually losing a valiant fight against death, growing continually weaker until the end came to relieve him of sufferings. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Beulah Augusta SAWYER and two daughters, Fermanetta and Kathleen, father, S. T. SAWYER, and brother, Albert, both of West, Texas. Funeral services were held from the City Auditorium, Saturday afternoon, with a large crowd of friends from many parts of the Panhandle and this section in attendance. The service was in accordance with the wish of the deceased, with Elder R. C. Jones of Amarillo, as speaker. A vocal number of mixed voices from the various churches. A vocal solo, "Old Faithful," was sung, by Mrs. W. A. FITE, with violin accompaniment by Mrs. Ruth LIDDLE and piano accompaniment by Mrs. Grace SPILLER. The auditorium had been the scene of many school activities over which Mr. SAWYER had presided, and it was fitting that final tribute be paid there. Pall bearers were: C. W. ALLEN, S. E. ALLISON, G. L. ADDISON, Preston HUTTON, J. M. CARPENTER and George L. BADER. Honorary pall bearers were: J. P. STRADER, K. M. YOUNG, Geo. B. MATHERS, Wiley W. WRIGHT, F. M. CHAMBERS, Dr. E. H. MORRIS, Dr. E. H. SNYDER and H. S. WILBUR. Burial was in the local cemetery. Ferman N. SAWYER was born in Asheville, North Carolina, July 9, 1895. He was a member of the Church of Christ and had been a member of the Canadian Rotary Club since July, 1929. He served as president of that club last year. His term of office closed July 1, this year. He was a great golf enthusiast and considered golfing and gardening his hobbies. He had been a teacher for 22 years. He came here from Farwell and before that had taught at Tulia. He was a member of Phi Delta Kappa, the Scholarship Society of the South and the National Education Association, and was a former chairman of the Panhandle Teachers Association. (Published in The Canadian Record (TX), August 5, 1937.) ______________________________________
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