Marjorie Sawyer

Marjorie M. Sawyer CHESAPEAKE - Marjorie Murphy Sawyer passed away Jan. 24, 2010 at Chowan Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility in Edenton, N.C., at the age of 94. Born in Old Princess Anne County, she spent most of her life in the Great Bridge area, Va. She was the wife of the late Raymond Lee Sawyer Sr. Mrs. Sawyer was a member of Oak Grove Methodist Church and retired from Norfolk Stationary. Left to cherish her memory her son, Raymond Lee Sawyer Jr. and his wife Michele of Belvidere, N.C.; three granddaughters, Rebecca Boush of Charlotte, N.C., Anne Sawyer of Boulder, Colo., and Kathryn and husband Michael Wesscott of Raleigh, N.C.; their children, Courtney and Christopher; two great-granddaughters, Jenny and Tori Boush; three stepgranddaughters and their husbands; 12 step great- grandchildren; five great- great-grandchildren; one brother, Harry B. Murphy Sr. and wife Lillian of Chesapeake; many nieces, nephews, and all her friends from the Edenton House. Visitation will be from 7 until 8 p.m. Thursday at Altmeyer Funeral Home, Twiford Chapel, 929 Battlefield Blvd. South, Chesapeake. Graveside service will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Chesapeake Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Vic Culberson of the Church of New Beginnings of Moyock, N.C. officiating. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.altmeyer.com.