Sharon Sawney

Sharon “Weg” Jean Sawney the daughter of Emma Swimmer and Frank Swimmer was born June 23, 1961, in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and went home to be with the Lord on November 1, 2022, in Stilwell, Oklahoma.

On April 3, 1987, she married the love of her life: Buzzy Sawney and to this union 5 children were born. Sharon loved to tend to her flower beds and walk to the creek with her daughter and grandchildren. She loved cruising backroads and spending time with family. She had 4 special nieces: Danata Flynn, Janice Flynn, Shalissa Ross, and Alyssa Flynn. Weg was a devoted OU fan.

She was preceded in death by her mother: Emma Swimmer; grandparents: Levi and Mary Ross; 1 brother: Arnold Ross; 1 aunt: Ollie Ross; 3 uncles Albert Ross, Ronnie Ross, and George Ross; and mother-in-law and father-in-law: Ruby and Jodie Sawney.

Sharon is survived by a very loving family that includes her husband: Buzzy Sawney; 3 sons: Waylon Sawney, Clifford Sawney, and Aaron Sawney; 2 daughters: Christina Sawney and Jodie Sawney; 10 grandchildren: Sydney, Isis, Dustin, Destinee, Makana, Maliyah, Kellen, Jessup, Emma, and Gracie; 1 great granddaughter: Emma; her father: Frank Swimmer; 3 brothers: Larry and wife Nadine Ross, Donald and wife Sally Ross, Arther and wife Adriane Ross; 1 aunt: Lillie Ross; 2 uncles: Johnny Ross and Richard Ross. Sharon also helped raise 4 nieces: Janice, Danata, Amanda, and Miranda; 1 nephew: George, Jr.; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and many friends also survive her.