Sara Danner

JEFFERSON – Sara Wilcox Danner, 86, formerly of Manchester, died Monday, August 10, 2009.

Born on November 24, 1922, in LaGrange, she was the daughter of the late Murray Joel Wilcox and was raised by her stepfather, John Isaiah Hudson and her late mother, Nonie Schultz Hudson. She was a retired seamstress and florist and was a member of the Northside Baptist Church in Manchester. Mrs. Danner was preceded in death by her husband, Vance Danner; and a sister, Mary Jo Wilcox.

Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Anita and Al Westmoreland, Jefferson; son and daughter-in-law, David and Marilyn Danner, Manchester; sisters, Johnnie Parker, Dadeville, Ala., and Helen Horne, Talladega, Ala.; grandchildren, Elizabeth Danner, Jennifer Sawyer and Jeff Westmoreland; and five great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, August 13, at 2 p.m. CST, in the chapel of Clay County Funeral Home in Ashland, Ala., with the Rev. Jim Pate officiating. Burial will be in the Clay County Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends Thursday from 1 to 2 p.m. CST in Clay County Funeral Home. Honored as pallbearers will be Chris Sawyer, Michael Parker, Paul Horne, Paul Horne Jr., Jeff Horne and Joey Gay.

In lieu of flowers, please make memorials to the Northside Baptist Church, 80 Spring St., Manchester, GA 31816, or the Bentley Assisted Living, 50 Sumner Way, Jefferson, GA 30549.

Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, is in charge of arrangements.