Mary Jane Anderson Sabbarth

Highlands, NC - Mary Jane Anderson Sabbarth, 64, affectionately known to all her friends and loved ones as “Midge” was carried by Angels to eternal peace early on the morning of August 27, 2011.

Wonderful daughter, beloved mother and granddaughter and cherished friend, “Midge” was preceded in death by her father, the late William Robert Anderson and survived by her mother, Mary Jane Anderson of the residence in Highlands, NC. She leaves behind her dearest friend Jan Smith of Highlands, NC and a brother Dr. William R. Anderson and wife Mary Anne and their three children all of Orlando, FL; also two daughters, Lisa Sabbarth Tucci-Caselli of the residence in Highlands, NC and Sandy Sabbarth Tennant and husband Brad of Thomasville, NC.

She is also survived by three grandchildren, W. Clay Tucci-Caselli of Highlands, NC and Sean and Ally Tennant of Thomasville, NC.

A compassionate, gentle soul “Midge” was born in Berea, OH and later moved to Sarasota, FL where she graduated from Sarasota High School and began a career in cosmetology. She later opened “The Very Thing” Beauty Salon in Highlands, NC and enjoyed being a freelance artist whose passion for beauty saturated her work with timeless expressions of life and love.

A memorial service will be held on her birthday, Saturday, September 3, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Bryant-Grant Funeral Home in Highlands. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that all donations be made in her name to the American Cancer Society.

Bryant-Grant Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Online condolences are available by visiting bryantgrantfuneralhome.com or by email.