Sara Carpenter Trull passed away in the care of her loved ones at home on Thursday, September 24, 2020. A native of Concord, North Carolina, she was born July 7, 1935 to Paul and Gladys Carpenter, and she grew up and attended public schools in her hometown. While in high school, Sara met and later married Billy Gene Trull, her late husband of more than fifty years. The couple had two daughters, Virginia Ann and Alicia Lynne.
After Bill became an ordained minister of the Lutheran Church, Sara went to Lenoir-Rhyne University for her Bachelors degree in Education and Appalachian State University for her Masters degree in Reading. For more than four decades, she taught reading and social studies in a variety of middle schools in North Carolina. Even after she retired, Sara continued substituting in the Newton-Conover school system well past her eightieth birthday.
Sara lived a life of enthusiastic care and contribution. She was a devoted wife and mother, and she loved celebrating birthdays and many holidays with her family, especially her two grandchildren, Spencer and Sara Elizabeth. Sara’s joy for life extended beyond her family; she never met a stranger and loved to use her many skills to spread cheer with her delicious pear preserves, famous coconut cake, and incomparable fudge. She was an avid reader and a patient teacher, and in recent years, she spent many days with her sweet dog, Diesel, sitting on her porch and enjoying life.
She is survived by her daughter, Alicia Rayfield, her grandson, Spencer Rayfield, and her granddaughter, Sara Elizabeth Wilcox; her sister, Jo Anna Cupp; her brother, Paul (Jeff) Carpenter; her cousins Margaret (Steve) James, David (Nancy) Ray, and Robin Ray; and numerous grandnieces, grandnephews, cousins, and other beloved relations. She was predeceased by her husband, Bill Trull, and her daughter, Virginia Trull Wilcox.
Due to COVID-19, there will be a private, family-only service.
Condolences may be left at www.willis-reynoldsfuneralhome.com
The Rhyne Family is under the care of Willis-Reynolds Funeral Home.
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