Sarah Frances (Heape) Dempsey (1925 - 2016)

Born 5 Jul 1925 in Hampton, South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Died 28 Jun 2016 at age 90 in Fairfax, Allendale, South Carolina, United States

Biography

Sarah Frances Heape was born in 1925. She died in 2016.^[1]

Obituary

Sarah Frances Heape Dempsey, 90, of 19995 Pocotaligo Road, Early Branch, SC died Tuesday evening, June 28, 2016 at John E. Harter Nursing Center, after an extended illness.

She was born in Hampton County July 5, 1925, daughter of the late William Vincent Heape and Florrie Platts Heape. Mrs. Dempsey was a great cook and loved her family, gardening, music and her church family. She was the widow of James Earl Dempsey.

She is survived by daughters: Helen D. Tuten of Varnville, SC, Elizabeth D. Hadwin (Otis) of Brunson, SC, Margaret D. Mathis (I. W.) of Hampton, SC and Betty D. Terry (Bert) of Hampton, SC; son, Willie J. Dempsey (Kathy) of Early Branch, SC. There are 12 grandchildren, 30 great grandchildren, and 1 great great grandchild. She is also survived by a number of nieces and nephews, 2 sisters, Dora Lee H. DeLoach and Madeline H. Peeples, and 1 sister-in-law, Shirley W. Heape. She was predeceased by a grandson, Jason Randall Dempsey, and brother, Earl V. Heape.

Funeral services will be 11 AM Friday in the Sand Hill Baptist Church, conducted by Rev. Don Turner, with burial following in the church cemetery directed by Peeples-Rhoden Funeral Home of Hampton.

Visitation will be at the Sand Hill Baptist Church, beginning at 10 AM Friday morning, prior to services. Flowers will be accepted or if desired memorial may be made to Sand Hill Cemetery Fund, c/o Freddie Mixon, 111 Mary Street, Hampton SC or to Sand Hill Baptist Church, 15480 Pocotaligo Road, Varnville SC.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q243-WT73 : 11 January 2022), Sarah Frances Heape Dempsey, ; Burial, Varnville, Hampton, South Carolina, United States of America, Sand Hill Cemetery; citing record ID 166627369, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
2. ↑ Accessed on 12 October 2023 via https://www.peeplesrhodenfuneralhome.com/obituary/3784867