Betty Sawyer Damelio, 80 of Robbinsville, N.C., passed away, Sunday, May 2, 2021 at Hayesville House Memory Care and Assisted Living in Hayesville, N.C.
She was the daughter of the late Coil Sawyer and Mary Turpin Sawyer Crisp. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Albert M. Damelio, Jr.; daughters, Karen Hunter and Michelle Damelio; sisters, Irene Eller, Nina Caron, Edith Minyard and Ila Jean Barfield; and brothers, Coil Sawyer Jr., and George Sawyer.
She is survived by her daughter, Cathy Cherrington of Robbinsville, N.C.; sons, Mike Damelio of Venice, Fla. and Steve Damelio of Cody, Wy.
She is also survived by her grandchildren: Mickey Damelio, Janel Damelio, Joshua Damelio, Jade Cherrington, Hex Damelio, Sierria Cavilee and Lydia Damelio; great-grandchildren: Quinn, Selva, Aspen Damelio, Betty Cavilee, Tanner Damelio, Daythan, Lora, Barry, Kyndall Boos, Sasha Deeds and Barrett Damelio; and sisters, Mavis Godfrey of South Carolina, Olean Williams of Alabama, and Opal Riddle and Media Griggs, both of Robbinsville, N.C.
Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Saturday, May 8, 2021 at the Townson-Smith Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Harold Beasley officiated. Burial followed at the Lower Sawyers Creek Cemetery.
The family received friends from 3-4 p.m. at the Chapel, prior to the service.
Townson-Smith Funeral Home was honored to serve the Damelio family.
An online register is available at townson-smithfuneralhome.com.