It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Tommy Dean Sawyer of Swannanoa, North Carolina, who passed away on February 3, 2024, at the age of 85, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Tommy Dean Sawyer to show support.

He was predeceased by : his parents, Harry Emerson and Effie Bryant Sawyer; his wife Thelma Jean Carver Sawyer; and his grandfather Joshua Ellic Gant (Christine). He is survived by :, Teresa Renee Sawyer of Swannanoa, Lisa Marlene Sawyer (Lt), Col. Jerry Dean Kerby, Ellic, Blake of Sioux City, Duncan Leland Gant (Jennifer), Maddox, Murphy of Marion and Dr. Tiffany Elizabeth Hamm of Rockville, MD.. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Asheville Humane Society at 14 Forever Friend Lane, Asheville, NC 28806, where his best boy Scooter was adopted.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Groce Funeral Home Inc