Sarah Ellen Morris Harrison Boatwright, age 88, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Friday, August 6, 2021.
Mrs. Boatwright was born on November 14, 1932, in Habersham County, Georgia, to the late Rev. James Virgil and Nellie Terry Morris. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Idus Harrison; second husband, Andrew J. Boatwright; and sisters, Barbara McClurg, Lavada Dorsey, and Margie Clark. Mrs. Boatwright was an active member of the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, where she served in several roles, including Adult Ladies Sunday School Class Teacher, Sunday School Secretary, and Ladies Club Officer. Sarah and Idus owned and operated Harrison’s Grocery, a focal point of The View Community, for 26 years. She also served as an Administrative Assistant for Gainesville College for 12 years before retiring in 1998.
Survivors include her daughters and sons-in-law, Wanda and Tommy Loggins, of Lawrenceville; Lela and Ben Whelchel, of Cornelia; Ellen and Lynn Satterfield, of Cleveland; son and daughter-in-law, Darryl and Ann Harrison, of Cornelia; brother, Richard Morris, of Alto; sisters, Emily Anderson, of Cornelia; Deborah Burrell, of Cornelia; six grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
The family would like to extend their gratitude to her caregivers, Tish Phillips, Alice Dodd, Blanche Barton, and Rachel Ferguson, and also their appreciation for her nurses, Katie Pulkin and Allie Martin.
Funeral Services will be held at 4:00 p.m., Sunday, August 8, 2021, at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, with Rev. Shannon Irvin, Rev. Levi Nix, and Rev. Jim Welborn officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 2:00 p.m. to 3:45 p.m., Sunday, August 8, 2021, at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church prior to the service.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The Gideons International (Hall County East Camp: P.O. Box 1016, Lula, Georgia 30554 or White County Camp: P.O. Box 946, Cleveland, Georgia 30528) or to Georgia Baptist Children’s Home, P.O. Box 329, Palmetto, Georgia 30268
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Whitfield Funeral Homes & Crematory, North Chapel at 245 Central Avenue, Demorest, Georgia 30535. Telephone: 706-778-1700.
