- Date Of Birth: December 23, 1934
- Date Of Death: May 11, 2018
- State: North Carolina
Sarah Paul Teeter Drye, 83, of Oakboro, NC passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by tranquility and love on Friday, May 11, 2018. Sarah was born December 23, 1934 in Presbyterian Hospital. Born to loving parents, Paul and Bertha Teeter, whom both preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her sister; Kathleen Helms. Sarah’s devoted husband, Maurice Thomas Drye also preceded her in death on December 24, 2017.
Sarah was a longtime committed Christian who loved the Lord, studying His Word and serving her church family at Oakboro First Baptist where she taught Sunday School, sang in the church choir, helped with VBS and other church programs as long as her health permitted.
Sarah was a devoted wife and homemaker and loved to travel, especially to Florida where she spent much of her youth.
Sarah enjoyed entertaining family and friends in her home, hosting many self catered events on holidays, birthdays, and other occasions over many years. She took special pride in honoring her Irish heritage with days of preparations for her yearly St. Patrick’s Day Party. Many reading this will no doubt smile in fond remembrance of these treasured memories of times spent with old friends and those now gone but not forgotten.
The pursuit of knowledge was a lifelong passion that continued into her final days. Sarah was a voracious reader from early childhood who enjoyed reading the dictionary, encyclopedia, novels, historical and gardening books, tutorial cookbooks, and especially The Bible. Although she lost the physical ability to read years ago, she loved to listen to others read and would often follow along, quoting, when hearing familiar passages, as she did in those final days, when she took comfort in hearing her many favorite scriptures.
Survivors include daughters, Lisa (Keith) Whitley, Elizabeth (Paul) Fultz, and Johanna (Stacey) Martin; 6 Grandchildren, Michael (Leslie Barbee) Whitley, Seth (Jennifer) Whitley, Megan (Brandon) Mabry, C.J. (Elizabeth) Whitley, Elizabeth Maness, Thomas Maurice Maness, five step-grandchildren, Abigail, Preston, Naaman, and Carley Martin, nine great-grandchildren, niece, Nancy (George)Close of Fort Pierce, Florida and nephew, David (Betty) Helms of Port Saint Lucie, Florida. four great-nephews and two great-nieces and six great-great nephews and nieces.
