Sarah "Sally" Ann McNeil

Sarah Ann McNeil (Sally), 89, passed away on Thursday evening, January 18, 2018 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. She was born in Southport, NC on May 10, 1928, daughter of James A. McNeil (Gus) and Gertrude Gause McNeil.

Sally graduated from Southport High School and attended Sacred Heart College in Belmont, NC and the Abbott School of the Arts in Washington, DC and spent her career as a world renown fashion illustrator in Washington before retiring and moving back to Southport in 1978. As well as art, she loved gardening, cooking, sewing, and genealogy and was a former member of both the Atlantic City, NJ General Lafayette Chapter of the DAR and the Brunswick Town Chapter of the DAR. A lover of all animals, she adopted many downtown stray cats and a stray three- legged dog. Her sharp sense of humor and quick mind, thoughtfulness, generosity, and love of her family will be greatly missed.

She was preceded in death by her parents and brother, James A. McNeil, Jr. (Buddy) and is survived by a sister, Trudy McNeil Young (Joe) of Southport and nieces and nephews, Katherine Hufham, Marie Hufham Hughes (Curtis), Erik Hufham (Missy) of Southport and Chris McNeil (Meaghan), Tracy McNeil, Wendy McNeil Hartman, and Sean McNeil of Charleston; great nieces and nephews, Ashley Hufham of Spring Lake, Grant Hufham of Southport, and Kristin McNeil Burrill (Kevin) and Stephen Hartman (Gisela) of Charleston.

The family would like to extend a special thanks to Coastal Companion Care and especially to two of her care givers, Wendy Faulk and Audrey Boggs, who provided her such wonderful care.

The Funeral Mass will be held at 2:00 pm on Thursday, January 25, 2017 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Sacred Heart Catholic Church or Southport Oak Island Animal Rescue (S.O.A.R.).

Online condolences may be made at www.peacocknewnamwhite.com.

Peacock –Newnam & White Funeral and Cremation Service.