Freida Eugenia Sadler

It is with great sadness that the family of Freida Eugenia Sadler announces her death on Saturday, August 8, 2015. She lived to be 97. She was born on July 11, 1918 in Ft. Smith, Arkansas to William Bennett and Mary (Olmstead) White. Her family moved to Muskogee when she was 6 years old. She attended Central High School and after graduation, she obtained a degree in Accounting from Tulsa Business College. She met and married her husband, Truett J. Sadler on December 24, 1936. He preceded her in death in 2001. They were married 65 wonderful years. Before starting their family, she worked as a photographer at Easton Studio for several years. They had four children; two sons, Steven Sadler and wife Sharon of Muskogee and Mark Sadler and wife Jackie of Ft. Gibson; two daughters, Glenda Sadler Davis and husband Wally of Hurst, Texas and Marcene Sadler Warford and husband Fred of Muskogee. In 1961 after great effort, hard work and sacrifice, Eugenia and Truett founded Sadler Paper Company, which is still a thriving business 54 years later, and still remains family owned and operated. Eugenia found a great balance between business and home. She excelled in every aspect of her life. She continued working until her retirement at the age of 92. This gave her time to spend with her 9 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren whom she loved very much. Truett and Eugenia were life-long members of the First Baptist Church of Muskogee and both taught Young Adult Sunday School Classes for many years. Eugenia was a generous and loving person. She gave financial assistance to many Christian organizations and charities over her lifetime. She enjoyed everything she did with her family. She loved her vacations and outdoor activities. She was an avid reader and an accomplished pianist and passed her love for these things to her children. Her family will forever feel the loss of a wonderful woman who lived her life caring for others and setting an example of Christian living. In lieu of flowers, the family suggest memorials be made to the Ark of Faith, 401 E Broadway, Muskogee, OK 74403 or online at www.arkoffaithmuskogee.org. The family will receive friends from 5:30-7:30 p.m., Thursday, August 13, 2015 at Cornerstone Funeral Home. A celebration of Eugenia’s life will be 11:00 A.M., Friday, August 14, 2015 at Cornerstone Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Steve Rose officiating. Interment will follow in Greenhill Cemetery.

Freida Eugenia Sadler

July 11, 1918 - August 8, 2015