Sarah Lavadie Peek Monteith

Franklin, NC - Sarah Peek Monteith, age 99, of Franklin, NC, formerly of Glenville, NC, passed away Monday, December 27, 2010. She was a native of Macon County, the daughter of the late Isaac Henry Peek and Roe Ann Houston Peek. She was married to Dallas Lawton Monteith, who died in 1992 after 59 years of marriage. She was a homemaker, and a former member of Hamburg Baptist Church for well over 50 years, where she was very active. She served as Sunday School Teacher, Bible School Teacher, Training Union Secretary and Treasurer and was in WMU. She was presently a member of Sugarfork Baptist Church.

She is survived by two daughters, Grace Aileen and David Mashburn and Louise and Alex Clinton Ledford of Franklin, NC; two grandsons, Eddie and Teri Ledford of Franklin, NC and Bruce and Carmen Ledford of Sandford, NC; two granddaughters, Gail Mashburn and Judy and Kevin Haney of Swannanoa, NC; seven great-grandchildren, Dallas,Cobey, Alicia, Claire, Shaley, Savannah, and Cherish, and two great-great-grandchildren, Jada and Kingston also survive. In addition to her parents and husband she was preceded in death by 6 brothers, Johnny, Leonard, George, Jim, Martin and Willie; one sister, Lettie Bishop, and one great-grandson, Edward Alan Ledford.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 30th at 11:00am in the Chapel of Bryant-Grant Funeral Home, with Rev. Steve Reeves and Rev. Alton Dendy officiating. Burial will be in Sugarfork Baptist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Bruce Ledford, Eddie Ledford, Dallas Ledford, Kevin Haney, Sheldon Tipton, and Rick Hurst.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00pm, Wednesday evening at Bryant-Grant Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to Mission Haiti, c/o Judy Haney, 231 Mountain Crest Road, Swannanoa, NC 28778.

Bryant-Grant Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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