Biography:

Businesswoman. Born– May 2, 1920, in Kemper Co., Miss. Parents– Joseph Leslie and Myrtle (Palmer) White. Married– Merritt Ruben Sawyer on Apr. 10, 1941. Education– Massey Business College; Jacksonville State University, B.S. Civilian employee with U.S. Army in the Gadsden Housing Authority; worked in law offices in Birmingham and Gadsden, and for Jacksonville State, 1957-1984; vice chairman Jacksonville Housing Authority; certified professional secretary. Awarded honorary LL.D. by Jacksonville State, 1984, and declared Alumna of the Year.

Source:

Effie W. Sawyer, Jacksonville, Ala.

Publication(s):

The First Hundred Years, 1883-1893; History of Jacksonville State University. Jacksonville, Ala.; Jacksonville State University, 1983.

Story of the First Presbyterian Church, 1834-1984, Jacksonville, Alabama. Jacksonville, Ala.; Jacksonville First Presbyterian Church, 1984.