Christopher Allen Sawders, 54, of May, Texas passed away Friday, September 24, 2021. A visitation with family will be held from 6:00 – 8:00 PM, Thursday, September 30, 2021. The funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM, Friday, October 1, 2021 in the Heartland Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow in the Greenleaf cemetery officiated by Brian Hall.
Christopher, or Chris, as most people knew him, was born October 27, 1966 to Charles Hunter Jr. and Krista Marlene Sawders in San Jose, California. Chris attended Brownwood High School before joining the Army. He served his country in the US Army and experienced Germany while serving. Skills he learned there served him well his whole life. Chris was fearless in his endeavors, he hitch-hiked and walked across the country just being adventurous as a young man. He loved his job with the Brown County Sheriff’s Department as a corrections officer and had recently married his best friend, Marsha Sawders and bought a place on the lake where they could be close to their favorite hobbies, hanging out together, fishing and deer. Chris was a fierce hunter and fisherman, sharing his triumphs on the internet with friends and fellow outdoor enthusiasts. Chris accepted Christ as his savior in his youth and grew closer to the Lord in recent time. He had a great mate in Marsha, and good friends in his life such as Chuck Lawson and Billy Dewberry who were blessings to him, as well as his co-workers. It is not how you start that counts, as the saying goes, but how you finish. Chris finished well.
Chris is survived by his beloved wife, Marsha Sawders of May; brother, Hunter Sawders and wife Pat of Lone Wolf, Ok; sisters, Veronica Sawders of Meridian, OK and April Doeppers and husband Mark of Omaha, NE; grandmother, Fran Boone of Newville, PA; aunt, Cheri Quinn and husband John of Newville, PA; uncle, John Tetens and wife Susan of Redding, CA.
Chris was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Hunter Jr. and Krista Marlene Sawders.
Online condolences, tributes and memorials can be shared with the family at www.heartlandfuneralhome.net.
