Lizzie Sawyers

Lizzie Sawyers, of Hyden, Kentucky, departed this life Saturday, April 23, 2016 at the age of 77 years, 10 months and 21 days. Lizzie was born, June 02, 1938 in Clay County, Kentucky to the union of the late Miller and Sylvania Davidson Hacker. Lizzie was a homemaker and a beloved mother, grandmother, sister and friend. Lizzie had a deep love for her family and cherished the time spent with them. She loved being outdoors and working. She was kind hearted, always willing to give to others. Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Colston Sawyers, siblings, Geneva Hacker, Corey Hoskins, Pauline Barrett and Henry Hacker.

Lizzie leaves surviving, two sons, Tommy Sawyers (Linda) and Jerry Wayne Sawyers (Sue); two daughters, Kathy Couch (Roderick) and Geneva Dixon (Randy); Fourteen grandchildren, fifteen great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Wednesday in the chapel of the Wolfe & Sons Funeral Home with Rev. Roger Wolfe officiating. Interment will follow in the Albert Morgan Cemetery at Essie, KY. The Sawyers family will receive friends for visiting hours from 6:00 until 9:00 P.M., Tuesday evening at the funeral home chapel.

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