LIBERTY — Sandra Sue Whitmire Farmer, 80, of 270 Whitmire Hill Road, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 27, 2025, at the home surrounded by family.
Born in Pickens, she was the wife of William T. Farmer and a daughter of the late Clyde C. and Essie Porter Whitmire.
She was a member of Rock Springs Baptist Church and formerly several other churches as a pastor’s wife. Her faith in Jesus was very important to her, and she spent many years serving as a pianist, organist and teacher. She loved Christmas and directed several Christmas programs over the years. She was a business person and entrepreneur, owner of the Doll Closet and SusieCute Collectibles in Easley, SC for many years. She loved all of her grandkids and great-grandkids, and was sure that they all had a doll or an action figure to play with.
Surviving are husband William T. Farmer (Sr.), two sons, William Farmer (Jr.) (Lourdes) of Durham, NC and Andrew (Bridget) Farmer of Liberty and a daughter Lori (Tim) Alexander of Easley; two sisters, Diane Sanderson and Kathy Young; seven grandchildren, Hannah-Michelle (Patrick), Sylia Wood (Tony), Elijah Farmer (Kellie), Jakob Farmer, Judah Farmer (Sophia), Bryce Coggins (Nia), Drew Coggins, Selah Coggins, Tristan Smith (Madison), Samantha (Payton) Reeves, Madeline Smith and 13 great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by four sisters, Lucille Chastain, Yvonne Durham, Gladye Mae Nix and Sylvia Cantrell; and six brothers, Claude, Roy, Bobby, Johnny, Donald and Haskell Whitmire.
Funeral services to honor the life of Sue will be held as follows:
A visitation for Sue will take place on Thursday, October 2, 2025, from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM at Dillard Funerals and Cremation, located at 2402 Gentry Memorial Hwy, Pickens, SC 29671.
The funeral service will be held on Friday, October 3, 2025, from 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM at the same location, followed by the committal at Hillcrest Memorial Park
