John Lewis

Sawyer

John Lewis Sawyer, 87, of Norman, died September 7, 2013 at his home. The son of Lewis G. and Lola B. (Eastman) Sawyer, he was born August 26, 1926 in Loma Linda, California.

John served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II and later retired as a civil engineer and technician for civil service. He married Vinita Leona McCoy on November 12, 1972 in San Bernardino, California. John was a member of the Christian Church and was very active serving as youth minister and music director and singing in the church choir. He was very passionate about music and enjoyed performing and was a member of San Bernardino Civic Light Opera. He was also a member of the VFW and, in his spare time, liked fixing all kinds of items and was an expert at using duct tape to accomplish his goal.

He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Carol Sawyer; two sisters, Virginia Alderson and Alice Smith; and two brothers, Raymond and William Sawyer.

He is survived by his wife, Vinita Sawyer of Norman; sons, Charles Sawyer and wife, Cynthia, of Minnesota, Stephen Winstead and wife, Lori, of California, and Michael Winstead of Norman; daughters, Diane Gaines of California, Elaine Wernke and husband, Rick, of Oklahoma City, and Sandra Lacewell of Norman; twelve grandchildren, Emily Vandersommen , Stephen Sawyer, Gregory Winstead, Stephen G. Winstead, Greg Wernke, Matthew Wernke, Peter Wernke, Shaunna Warren, Heather Gaines, Heath Winstead, Amanda Beal and Krystal Winstead;
fourteen great grandchildren; one sister, Ruth Drummond of California; many other loved ones and friends.

Funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM, Monday, September 16, 2013 at Heaven Bound Pentecostal Church in Norman. Interment will follow in the Rossville Cemetery in Lincoln County at 2:00 PM. Arrangements are under the direction of Eisenhour Funeral Home of Blanchard. Online obituary and guestbook are available at www.eisenhourfh.com.