Addie was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, O.L. Sailsbury and two daughters, Gloria Sailsbury and Vivian Smith. Surviving children are Melvin Sailsbury, Nadine Vaughn and Duane Sailsbury. Addie has 12 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren and 3 great great grandchildren.
She was born in Brazoria County, Freeport, Texas. She was a wonderful wife, homemaker, mother and grandmother. She grew up working in the cotton fields with her brothers and sister, Edwin, Archie and Merle Gray and Nora Alice McBeth. She only achieved a 6th grade education because schooling came second when work needed to be done in the cotton fields. She met and married Oakley Lewis at the age of 15 years old. She taught herself how to sew by cutting patterns out of a newspaper. She would make all 3 girls the same dress by adjusting the pattern to fit all. She loved to decorate her home, inside and out, and consistently kept it beautiful and very well maintained. She loved flowers and working in her yard.
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