IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Sarah Elizabeth

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Major

October 21, 1918 – March 8, 2013

Obituary

Sarah Elizabeth Major, 94, of Madill, Oklahoma passed away on Friday, March 8, 2013 at The Willows Assisted Living Center in Sherman, Texas. She was born on October 21, 1918 in Oakland, Oklahoma to J. D. and Sally Ann (Faunt Leroy) Henderson. Sarah graduated from Madill High School in 1936 and attended Murray College in Tishomingo. She married Lloyd "Maj" Major in 1937 in Tishomingo. Sarah worked in the Purchasing Department at Halliburton in Duncan for 32 ½ years retiring in 1985. Sarah and Lloyd had two children: son, Randy Major and wife Ann of Pearland, Texas; and daughter, Sallianne and husband Larrel of Madill, Oklahoma. Sarah was a member of Epsilon Sigma Alpha for 48 years serving numerous offices including president, she volunteered at Duncan Regional Hospital for 15 years, she served on the Board of Directors of Chisholm Trail Hospice in Duncan for 8 years, she was on the Administrative Board of First United Methodist Church in Duncan, First Vice-President of Couples Class of First United Methodist Church. Sarah was an active member of the First United Methodist Church in Duncan for 51 years. In 2001, she was named Duncan Chamber of Commerce "Volunteer of the Year". She moved to Madill in 2004 to be near her daughter. After moving to Madill, Sarah volunteered at the Madill Hospital for six years. Sarah was preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd, brothers: John and Sam; sisters Iwauna Jeannet, Joe Carter Maxey, Mary Y. Hawley, and Ruth Rogers. Sarah is survived by her children, four grandchildren: Janie Beth and husband Kenny Evans of Tulsa, Oklahoma; Skip and wife Shay of Madill, Oklahoma; Amy Major of Tomball, Texas; and Cassie and husband Tim McCarthey of Yukon; six great grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews.
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Funeral Services

Visitation

March
11

Watts Funeral Home, Madill, Oklahoma

200 S 1st St, Madill, OK 73446

10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Graveside Services

March
12

Duncan Cemetery, Duncan, Oklahoma

220 North F Street, Duncan, OK 73533

Starts at 11:00 am

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