Mrs. Sarah Frances McLaurin Forde, 89, of Valle Crucis and a former resident of Laurinburg, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012, at home.
Born, Feb. 6, 1923, in Scotland County, she was a daughter of the late Morrison and Mary Liles McLaurin. Mrs. Forde was a retired bookkeeper and a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Laurinburg.
She is survived by her children, Mary Jo Forde of Valle Crucis, Ellen Humphries and husband, Roger, of Boiling Springs, Nita Forde and Tom Dancer of Penland, and Buddy Forde of Laurinburg; two grandchildren, Matthew Humphries and wife, Gillian, of Shelby, and Jonathan Humphries of Banner Elk; two sisters, Jane Stanley of Asheville and Sue Jones of Laurinburg.
Memorial services for Mrs. Sarah Frances McLaurin Forde will be conducted 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 23, 2012, at the Laurinburg Presbyterian Church in Laurinburg.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Jude's Children's Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or to High Country Health Care System Hospice, 400 Shadowline Drive, Suite 100-B, Boone, NC 28607.
Read Sarah Forde's Obituary and Guestbook on www.mcdougald.com.