Born January 4, 1930 in Mecklenburg County, Mrs. Sullivan was a daughter of the late John Randolph Clark and Nellie Baker Clark.
She is survived by three sons, Ben Sullivan (Theda) of Tega Cay, Michael Sullivan (Laurie) of Marvin and Danny Sullivan of Belmont; and two daughters, Annette Deese (Frank) of Mt. Holly and Diane Sullivan (Charles) of Mint Hill; as well as four grandchildren, Jason Deese (Heather), Sean Sullivan, Daniel Sullivan and Leslie Taylorson (Mike); and one great granddaughter, Sydney Taylorson.
Also surviving are two brothers, Joe and Herbert Clark.
Her husband, William Calvin Sullivan, preceded her in death in 1984.
A service to celebrate Mrs. Sullivan’s life will be held at 11:30 AM Wednesday, December 15th in the chapel of Forest Lawn West Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Sharon Memorial Park. Her family will receive friends at Forest Lawn West from 10:30 to 11:30 AM Wednesday.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Hospice of Gaston County, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia, NC 28054.