Sarah Turpin Standridge, age 89, of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away at Tuesday, August 3, 2010, in Union County Nursing Home in Blairsville. Sarah was born in Stephens County, Georgia, on May 8, 1921, a daughter of the late William Wesley Turpin and the late Ollie Gibby Turpin. She lived most of her life in Toccoa, and was a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church there. She moved to Blairsville in 2004, and loved arts and crafts, and flower gardening.
Surviving family members include daughter and son-in-law, Louise and Homer Payne, of Blairsville; son, J.W. Standridge, of Toccoa; daughter, Hazel Standridge Martin, of Wahala, South Carolina; daughter and son-in-law, Pauline and Lee Thomas of Blairsville; son and daughter-in-law, Douglas and Denise Standridge, of Toccoa; sister, Ruth Standridge, of Toccoa; sister, Alice Rice of Hartwell, South Carolina; and sister and brother-in-law, Lula and Harold Ricketts, of Belton, South Carolina; eleven grandchildren, eighteen great grandchildren, and many nieces, nephews, and other relatives also survive.
Funeral services are scheduled for Friday, August 6, 2010, at 3:00 p.m., at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Toccoa, with Dr. Fred Lodge officiating. Special music will be presented by Jackie Hill, Homer Payne, Crissy Springer, Sierra Harrison, and Josh Payne. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers: Shawn Martin, Terry Payne, Tim Payne, Todd Springer, Tyler Standridge, and Cody Creel. Great Grandsons will serve as honorary escort to the family. Visitation with the family will be held at Cochran Funeral Home in Blairsville on Thursday evening, August 5, 2010, from 6 until 8 p.m. Visitation will be held at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Toccoa on Friday, August 6, 2010, beginning at 1:00 p.m., before the service begins at 3:00 p.m. Burial will be in Liberty Hill Baptist Church Cemetery in Toccoa.
If you wish, the family has suggested memorial contributions be made to United Hospice, 5004 Appalachian Hwy., Clocktower Crossing, Suite 4, Blue Ridge, Georgia 30513.
Arrangements entrusted by the family to Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville. You are invited to share your condolences with the family at our website at www.cochranfuneralhomes.com