Mrs. Sarah Seay Rye
of Hamilton, Alabama, passed
away Thursday, April 2, 2009 at her residence.
Funeral service, 3:00 p.m. Saturday, April 4, 2009, at the
Hamilton Funeral Home Chapel. Bro. Edward Puckett officiating. Visitation 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. prior to service
at the funeral home. Burial in
Cooper Cemetery .
Sarah was born in August 4, 1908 in Marion County, Alabama to
the late John B. and Idelia Belk Seay. She was the widow of
the late Ira Rye. She was a retired Homemaker and she and her late husband Ira ran a
grocery store in Weston for many years. Sarah was a member of Cooper
Church which was formerly known as Huffman School, ( history
of Huffman School as told by Sarah can be found below* ).
She is survived by 2 daughters, Doris (Raymond) Lewis of
Hamilton, AL., and Faye (D.L.) Green of Hamilton, AL.; 4 grandchildren, Ronnie
Lewis, Linda Green Ruhl, Gail Green Rousselle, and Curtis Green; 2 great-grandsons; several nieces
(including the writer of this obituary), nephews, other
relatives and friends.