Gladys Knight Sawyer

Background

Sawyer, Gladys Knight was born on March 31, 1921 in El Paso, Texas, United States. Daughter of Oscar Kenneth and Lula Kate (Beaty) Knight.

Education

Bachelor, Lenoir Rhyne College, 1957. Master of Arts, Appalachian State University, 1968.

Career

Machine operator clothing factory, 1945—1953. Classroom teacher, 1955—1968. High school supervisor, 1968—1981.

Retired, 1981

Director Comprehensive Employment Training Act remediation. secretary advisory committee Caldwell County Social Service, 1974. Chairman youth task force Community Based Alternatives, Caldwell County, 1980—1981.

Achievements

• Gladys Knight Sawyer has been listed as a noteworthy civic worker, school administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Volunteer Retirement Center. Elder, secretary consistory United Church Christ. Member of American Association Retired Persons, North Carolina League Middle and Junior High School, Altrusa.

Connections

Married Clyde Wesley Sawyer, July 21, 1938 (deceased January 1979). Children: Kathryn Anne, Gay Virginia, Kay Margaret, Clyde Wesley.

Father:

Oscar Kenneth Knight

Mother:

Lula Kate (Beaty) Knight

Spouse:

Clyde Wesley Sawyer

child:

Gay Virginia Sawyer

child:

Kay Margaret Sawyer

child:

Kathryn Anne Sawyer

child:

Clyde Wesley Sawyer