Sarah Lee is survived by her daughters, Linda McCotter, Gaye Jones, and her husband, Michael, all of Raleigh; granddaughters, Virginia Morgan Jones, and her fiancé, George Bell, Katie Lee Jones, and her husband, Luis Bermudez, her sister, Judy Atkins, 99 of Chatsworth, CA, and several nieces and nephews.
A funeral service was held on Saturday, July 1, 2023, in the Chapel of Mitchell Funeral Home. Officiating was Rev. Larry Fife. Burial followed at Raleigh Memorial Park. .
Mrs. Wilkins was preceded in death by her parents, J. Thomas Bland and Mabel Morris Bland; her brothers, Joe Bland and Tom Bland, and her son-in-law, Dennis McCotter.
Sarah grew up in Greenville, NC and moved to Raleigh in 1950, where she met and married Ervie T. Glover. After his death, she married Robert J. Wilkins. She was preceded in death by both.
Sarah had a full and active life. She enjoyed having family and friends to her home at Lake Gaston, where she played golf and rode in a jet ski club, the FABS (Flying Aqua Babes), both until her late 80s. She loved taking everyone out on her pontoon boat for swimming, fishing or just a leisurely cruise. She enjoyed bridge and traveling. She traveled around the USA and to many other countries.
Sarah attended Temple Baptist Church, Emmanual Baptist Church, and when at Lake Gaston, Prospect United Methodist Church. If desired, memorial donations may be made to Dementia Alliance of NC by using the link below, under 'Donations'.
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