Obituary for SARAH A. POTEET
Sarah Ann Poteet, 79, of Gainesville, Texas passed away Wednesday, December 29, 2021 in McKinney, Texas
Sarah was born March 28, 1942 in Freestone County to parents John and Sarah Burton Scruggs. She was a longtime resident of Fairfield and a member of Corinth Baptist Church in Dew. She was known for her love of sewing, working puzzles, baking and cooking. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Bennie Joe Childress, Jr.; a grandson, David Brandon Smith; three brothers, Billy Newman Scruggs, Carter Scruggs and Clarence Scruggs; four sisters, Lizzie Crouch, Mary Lee Landry, Jewel Morris and Ellen Gunter.
Left to cherish her memory is her husband, Tony Tutt of Gainesville; seven children, Elizabeth Phillips of Whitesboro; Brenda Schmid of Gainesville; Alvin Childress and wife Stacy of Collinsville; Emma Childress of Oklahoma City, OK; Brian Childress and wife Tammy of Whitesboro; Sheri Payne and husband Willie of Bridgeport, TX; Stacy Childress of Gainesville; two sisters, Grace Pannell of Ft. Collins, CO; Fay Ward of Fairfield; one brother, Clinton Scruggs of Teague; 22 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
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Sarah was born March 28, 1942 in Freestone County to parents John and Sarah Burton Scruggs. She was a longtime resident of Fairfield and a member of Corinth Baptist Church in Dew. She was known for her love of sewing, working puzzles, baking and cooking. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Bennie Joe Childress, Jr.; a grandson, David Brandon Smith; three brothers, Billy Newman Scruggs, Carter Scruggs and Clarence Scruggs; four sisters, Lizzie Crouch, Mary Lee Landry, Jewel Morris and Ellen Gunter.
Left to cherish her memory is her husband, Tony Tutt of Gainesville; seven children, Elizabeth Phillips of Whitesboro; Brenda Schmid of Gainesville; Alvin Childress and wife Stacy of Collinsville; Emma Childress of Oklahoma City, OK; Brian Childress and wife Tammy of Whitesboro; Sheri Payne and husband Willie of Bridgeport, TX; Stacy Childress of Gainesville; two sisters, Grace Pannell of Ft. Collins, CO; Fay Ward of Fairfield; one brother, Clinton Scruggs of Teague; 22 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
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