Mrs. Mary Sue Sawtelle

September 9, 1938 - August 16, 2016

Mrs. Mary Sue Sawtelle, 77, passed away on August 16, 2016, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Mrs. Mary was born September 9,1938, in Pheba the daughter of Roy Earl and Nannie Louise Clark Harrison. She was a Baptist but attended First Christian Church in West Point. She was a seamstress at Futorian Furniture Factor in Okolona for 30 years. She was an avid and accomplished flower gardener and dancer. She loved to color. Mrs. Sawtelle was an avid seamstress and cook. She married Gary Lawrence Sawtelle January 6, 1981, in West Point, and he passed away January 19, 2016. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her brothers James and Billy Harrison and by her daughter-in-law: Vickie Chism Wilson. Funeral services will be Friday, August 19, 2016, at 2:00 P.M. from Calvert Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Kirby Lloyd officiating and assisted by Dr. James Towery. Burial will follow in Memorial Garden Cemetery in West Point. Calvert Funeral Home of West Point is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include Two Daughters, Michelle Carter of West Point and Lorie Thompson (Mike) of Pontotoc; Four Sons, Charles Timothy Wilson (Debra), Thomas Mark Wilson (Barbara) both of Houston, Joseph Darrell Wilson, and George Sawtelle (Terri) both of West Point; Ten Grandchildren; Eric Wilson, Felicia Wilson, Tyler Wilson, Elizabeth Shaw (Jon), Amber Parker (Zane,III), Mark Sawtelle (Shandra), Amy Sawtelle Fondren (Chris), Dillon Sawtelle, Gentry Thompson, and Faith Sawtelle; and Two Great Grandsons: Hunter and Silas Sawtelle; and Two Sisters, Barbara Farley and Linda Walls (Robert) both of Okolona. Pallbearers will be Tyler Wilson, Eric Wilson, Jon Shaw, Zane Parker, III, Terry Burns, Robin Walls, and George Sawtelle. Honorary Pallbearers will be Dillon Sawtelle, Mark Sawtelle, Bobby Gaskin, and Gentry Thompson. Memorials may be made to Palmer Home For Children, P. O. Box 746, Columbus, MS 39701 or to Sally Kate Winters Home for Children, P. O. Box 1277, West Point, MS 39773-1277. Visitation will be Thursday 5:00-8:00 P.M. at Calvert Funeral Home. Friends may leave an online condolence at www.calvertfuneralhome.com