Mrs. Leona "Mandy" Sayer Obituary (1936 - 2016)

Leona "Mandy" Sayer, 80, a resident of Dover, went to her Heavenly Home, on Friday, February 26, 2016, at Johnson County Regional Hospital in Clarksville. She was born January 16, 1936, in Richlands, North Carolina to Roscoe Ezekiel and Daisy Blanche Penny Futrell. She married Edward Leo Sayer on April 16, 1958, in North Carolina and the couple later moved to Dover. She was a Licensed Practical Nurse and worked for the Area Agency on Aging for many years. She was a member of the Pleasant Grove Community Church north of Dover where she has served as song leader and elder. She enjoyed making jelly, singing, listening to Bluegrass music, flowers and quilting. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; four brothers, Harmon, Norman, Raymond and Jimmy Futrell; and a sister, Vivian Rosenberg. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Stuart and Kimberly Sayer of Flatrock; two daughters and a son-in-law, Yolanda Greenway of Dover and Vickie Lee and Rick Karnes of Dover; five grandchildren, Amy Greenway of Jacksonville, Caleb Greenway and his wife, Elizabeth of Jonesboro, Jeb Sayer and his wife, Maria of Flatrock, Amanda McDaniel and her husband, Tyler of Dover and Whitney Sayer of Flatrock; four great-grandchildren, Jaicee, Scarlett and Leo Sayer all of Flatrock and Silas Greenway of Jonesboro; two brothers and a sister-in-law, Carroll Roscoe and Charlee Futrell and Gerald Futrell, all of Richlands, North Carolina; four sisters and three brothers-in-law, Lillian Williams, Dianna and Earl Batchelor, and Mary Frances and Dallas Lynch, all of Richlands, and Phyllis Yolanda and Larry Green of Dansville, New York; two brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Bob Rosenberg of Twenty Nine Palms, California, Loyce Futrell of Charleston, South Carolina and Roger and Teresa Sayer of Dover; numerous nephews and nieces; and other relatives and friends. A celebration of Mrs. Sayer's life will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, February 29, 2016, at the Pleasant Grove Community Church with Bro. Bill Hampton and Bro. Roger Sayer officiating. Burial will be in Rushing Cemetery near Dover under the direction of Humphrey Funeral Service. Pallbearers will be Stuart, Jeb and David Sayer, Caleb Greenway, Tyler McDaniel, Dustin Whitney and Quenton Blaylock. Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, February 28, 2016, at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Latin American Missions, 4263 Inner Perimeter Road, Valdosta, Georgia 31602.