Chowan County NcArchives Obituaries.....Worrell, Sarah Elizabeth Morris 2017
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SARAH ELIZABETH MORRIS WORRELL

April 11, 1935 - December 16, 2017

  COMO, N.C. – Sarah Elizabeth Morris Worrell, 82, went to be with the Lord, 
on Wednesday, December 16, 2017, following a stroke on November 3. She was 
born April 11, 1935, on her family farm in the Rocky Hock community of Chowan 
County, to the late Robert Payne Morris and Eva Josephine Byrum Morris. 

  She was a graduate of Chowan High School in 1953 and earned a full 
scholarship to the DePaul School of Nursing in Norfolk, Va., where she 
graduated in 1956. Later that year, she was united in marriage on November 24, 
to Wallace Marvin Worrell, Jr. in Edenton, N.C. She worked as a Registered 
Nurse (RN) for 41 years. Most of those years were at OBGYN Physicians 
(Birdsong, Putze and Clingenpeel) where she established life long friendships 
with generations of her patients, as well as her fellow professionals in the 
medical community. Prior to that, she also served in various nursing roles at 
Southampton Memorial Hospital, and Raiford Memorial Hospital in Franklin, Va., 
and at Chowan Hospital in Edenton, N.C.

  Sarah was always interested in learning new things, particularly in her 
profession, where she became a specialist in administering ultrasound 
technology for her OBGYN patients. 

Even in her later years, she embraced technology, and was very active with 
social media like Facebook, and was a daily user of email, text messaging and 
sometimes even video chats.

  She was a member of Sunbeam Baptist Church for more than 60 years, where she 
served as a trustee, deacon, pianist, organist, choir member, and Sunday 
school teacher. Her most favorite role was working with the children of the 
church, which included Sunday school lessons, musical performances, and 
special events.

  She will always be remembered for her dedication to her family, her humble, 
pleasant demeanor, and her unshakable, unwavering faith in her Lord and 
Savior, Jesus Christ.

  Sarah is survived by her sons Martin Keith Worrell of Greensboro and Steven 
Woodrow Worrell of Greensboro, daughter-in-law, Kim Matheson Worrell (Steve’s 
wife) and four grandchildren: Sarah Lane Worrell, Elizabeth Anne Worrell; 
Steven Woodrow Worrell, Jr, and Matheson Greenwood Worrell.

  Other survivors include her siblings Louvenia Morris Stewart, Ruth Morris 
Worrell, Josie Morris Lander, Florence Morris Mosley, Mary Morris Greene, 
Marjorie Morris Atherton, Samuel Eshion Morris and her many beloved nieces and 
nephews.

  Sarah was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, her parents, and 
three siblings: Robert Preston Morris, Carolyn Rae Morris, and Franklin Payne 
Morris. Morris family nephews who preceded her in death were: Robert Neil 
Stewart, Randall Kevin Atherton, Donald Eugene Mosley, and Robert Wallace 
Worrell. 

  The family will receive visitors Friday, December 22 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at 
Wright Funeral Home located at 206 West Fourth Avenue, Franklin, Virginia 
23851.

  Services will be held on Saturday, December 23, 2017. The day will begin 
with a private graveside service for all family members conducted at the 
Worrell Family Cemetery at 11:00 am followed by a noon lunch for the family at 
the Sunbeam Baptist Church Fellowship Hall. Then at 2:00 pm, the public is 
invited to a “Celebration of Life” service at the Sunbeam Baptist Church 
sanctuary located at 31226 Sunbeam Road, Franklin, VA 23851.

  The family would like to thank all of the doctors, nurses, technical 
specialists, and other medical staff, at VCU Medical Center and Southampton 
Memorial Hospital’s Skilled Nursing Care Facility for their dedication, 
kindness and support.

  In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Sunbeam Baptist Church. Wright 
Funeral Home is assisting the family. 


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