Obituary of Anna Sadler

Funeral services for Anna Mae Sadler, 89 of Troup, will be at 10:00 am Monday, March 21, 2016 at First United Methodist Church of Troup. Reverend Tommy Earl Burton will be officiating with interment following at Pinecrest Cemetery under the direction of Cottle Funeral Home, Troup. Anna Sadler passed away on Friday, March 18, 2016 in Tyler, Texas. She was born on December 12, 1926 in Wichita Falls to the late James Oscar Johnston and Samantha Duncan Johnston. Anna was a lifelong resident of East Texas. She graduated from Arp High School and married Sam Autrey Sadler who passed in 1984. Anna remarried Alvin Davis in 1990 and was preceded by Alvin in 1991. She worked for Troup Bank & Trust and was later the assistant post master. Anna was a member of the Troup Women’s Civic Organization and the First United Methodist Church, where she attended the Fellowship Class with many close friends. She played cards in a couples Bridge group and Train with a dominos group. Anna is preceded in death by her husbands, Sam Autrey Sadler and Alvin Davis, her parents, five siblings, Cordelia Glover, Alma Roberson, Tom Johnston, Elvis Johnston, and Walter Johnston. Survivors include her two sons, Steve Sadler & wife Lana of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma and David Sadler & wife Lisa of Troup; three grandchildren, Amanda Claire Bogle & husband Aaron, Clifton Wayne Sadler & wife Hillary, and Katherine (Katie) Anna White & husband Bryan; four great grandchildren, Payton Bogle, Hadley Bogle, Maddox Bogle, and Anderson Sadler; numerous nieces & nephews and sister in law, Louise Johnston of Tyler. Pallbearers will be JR Forgy, Shawn Forgy, Kyle Cohagen, Clifton Sadler, Aaron Bogle, Bryan White, and Joe McElroy. Honorary Pallbearers will be Jim Carlyle, Sue & JC Trahan, Willie David Wilkinson and members of the Fellowship Class. The family will receive friends and loved ones on Sunday, March 20, 2016 from 5-7 pm at Cottle Funeral Home, Troup. The family wants to thank all of those who have taken special interest and care for Anna. Online registration and condolences are available at www.cottlefuneralhome.com