Sarah F. Rowe, 61, of Fitzgerald, Georgia, died Monday, July 31, 2006, at her residence.
Funeral services will be held at 11 AM, Thursday, August 3, at Antioch Baptist Church in Wilcox County, with Rev. Bobby Atkinson and Rev. Eddie Smith officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7-9, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at the funeral home.
Mrs. Rowe was born July 20, 1945, in Tift County, Georgia, to the late Elmo and Lessie Simpson McSwain. She lived in the community since 1979 from Warner Robins, where she attended High School. Mrs. Rowe was a former Seamstress for the Champion Company, S.W.S. Sportswear and was former Bakery Manager for Winn Dixie. She was a member of Antioch Baptist Church in Wilcox County.
Mrs. Rowe is survived by her husband: Joe A. Rowe of Fitzgerald; son and daughter-in-law: Tim & Lucy Sneed of Warner Robins; daughters and son-in-law: Becky & Joe Richardson and Ashley Rowe Wood, all of Fitzgerald; 4 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren; sisters: Mary Purvis of Fitzgerald, Louise Nelms of Old Town, FL and Esther Case of Indiana. She was preceded in death by 3 brothers and 1 sister.