Sara Darby Obituary

Sara Jean Zehe Darby MT. PLEASANT - Sara Jean Zehe Darby, 83, of Mount Pleasant, widow of Gordon Magrath "Groggy" Darby, died Saturday, June 29, 2013. A Funeral Service will be held Tuesday, July 2, 2013 in St. Andrews Church, 440 Whilden Street, Mount Pleasant, at 11:00 AM. Interment will be in Mount Pleasant Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Monday, July 1, 2013 in J. HENRY STUHR, INC., MOUNT PLEASANT CHAPEL from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm. Sara was born May 10, 1930 in Charleston, SC, daughter of the late Eugene Zehe and Sara B. Hamer Zehe. She was a graduate of Ashley Hall School and a member of St. Andrews Church in Mt. Pleasant. Sara was a loving grandmother who enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren. She also volunteered at St. Francis Hospital, was an avid bridge player, and loved her outings with her lifelong friends. She is survived by her sons, Gordon Magrath Darby III, Eugene Kirkland Darby and his wife Beth, Edward Hamer Darby and his wife Kate; her six grandsons, Gordon Magrath Darby IV, Eugene Kirkland Darby Jr., Reid Foster Darby, Jackson Benjamin Darby, Edward Hamer Darby Jr., and Canham Muir Darby; her granddaughter, Mary Towles Darby; and extended family member and life-long friend, Mary Washington. Memorials may be made to East Cooper Meals on Wheels, 2304 North Highway 17, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464, or the Caroline Virginia Pulliam Mitochondrial Disease Fund, c/o Spartanburg County Foundation, 424 East Kennedy Street, Spartanburg, SC 29302. A memorial message may be sent to the family by visiting our website at www.jhenrystuhr.com. Visit our guestbook at www.legacy.com/obituaries/ charleston