Sara M Thomas

Sara Mae Copeland Thomas, of Advance, North Carolina and formerly of Canton, Georgia, passed away Friday, July 8, 2022. She was 85. Mrs. Thomas is survived by her daughter, Ruth Thomas McIntyre (Tim) of Advance, North Carolina; granddaughters, Sharity (Michal) Nesnick, of Canton, Georgia, and Erika (Michael) Neldner, of Woodstock, Georgia; grandchildren, Hunter, Kelsey and Jaeda Nesnick, and Jackson and Evan Neldner; sisters, Mary (John) Copeland Stewart, of Cartersville, and Dorothy Copeland Carlton, of Woodstock; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Lee Thomas; parents, Dewey Albert Copeland and Willie Mae Lancaster Copeland; siblings, Albert Copeland, Harold Copeland, J.W. Copeland and Mozelle Copeland Oliver. She was born in Marietta, Georgia and lived in Canton, Georgia and Panama City, Florida with her family. Mrs. Thomas was affectionally known as Mom, Maw Maw, Aunt Sara and Aunt Saka. There was nothing she loved more than her family. From a young age, she put family first, leaving school to help raise her younger siblings. A true Southern cook, she always made sure everyone had something to eat and would whip up the best Southern biscuits around at any time of the day. Mrs. Thomas was a homemaker who enjoyed taking care of others. But she wasn’t afraid to get her hands dirty digging in the garden, harvesting crops, cleaning fish for supper or even cutting the grass. She enjoyed canning their harvests of fruits, especially pear preserves and blackberry jelly, and vegetables for winter. She loved birds, raising several parakeets, cockatiels and a Conure Parrot named Kiwi. She enjoyed the beauty in nature, and her yard was always filled with beautiful hydrangeas, yellow bells and azaleas. She spent a lot of time outdoors camping and fishing with her husband, daughter and later her grandchildren. She could pilot a boat, pull a camper and pitch a tent. She wasn’t your typical homemaker and whenever she needed to, there really wasn’t much she could not do. Mrs. Thomas always had a warm hug to give and never met a stranger. She will be missed by the many people she impacted in her 85 years of life. Mrs. Thomas will be cremated, and a memorial service will be held Saturday, July 30, 2022 at 2 p.m. at Sosebee Funeral Home, 191 Jarvis St., Canton, Georgia. The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Frank Vogler & Sons Funeral Home in Clemmons, North Carolina, and Sosebee Funeral Home in Canton, Georgia were honored to serve the family.

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