Sarah Elizabeth Bledsoe

Sally Elizabeth Bledsoe was born on November 17, 1943 in Pasadena, CA. and passed away on December 12, 2021. She grew up in Pasadena, graduating from John Muir High School in 1961. She chose to attend Fresno State and graduated with a degree in English. She was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority at Fresno State and remained an active alumna throughout her life. It was at Fresno State that she met and married Stan Bledsoe, her college sweetheart, in 1965. Stan played professional baseball for the Red Sox and Athletics and they enjoyed their first years of marriage traveling for baseball.

Once they returned to Fresno, they had three daughters and Sally became active in their lives. She was a resource aide at McCardle Elementary School where her daughters went to school and later, a substitute teacher in the Clovis Unified School District. Stan and Sally became members of Wesley United Methodist Church and Sally enjoyed singing in the choir and held many leadership roles within the church. Later in life, she enjoyed being a member of a special chorus group called Coro Solare, which was formed through the Fresno Community Chorus. She loved to play the piano and needlepoint in

her spare time.

Her dear husband passed away in 2008. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother- “ Gaga”- to her 8 grandchildren. She will always be remembered for her sweet smile, her stories and kind words, and her laugh. She will be greatly missed but never forgotten.

Sally is survived by her daughters, Jennifer Minnite and her husband Vince, Julie Wright and her husband Jeremy, Jill Faulkner and her husband Tim, sister Sue Hostetter, grandchildren Giovanni, Sophia, & Matteo Minnite, Tanner & Mason Wright, Sadie & Kellen Faulkner.

A memorial service will be held in early 2022 at Wesley United Methodist Church. Details will be updated soon.

In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to Wesley United Methodist Church and the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America in Sally’s name.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.whitehurstsullivan.com for the BLEDSOE family.