Peck, Sadie Ellen

Sadie Ellen Peck, 94, of Narrows, went to be with our Lord and Savior on Saturday, March 16, 2013 at Springfield Center in Lindside, W.Va. She was born on October 18, 1918, at Wayside, W.Va. and was the daughter of the late Ashby Homer and Maude Elizabeth Gwinn Allen. In addition to her mother and father, she was preceded in death by her loving husband of 21 years, Echols Erastus Peck; three cherished brothers and three loving sisters, Rufus Allen, James Allen, Jesse (Buster) Allen, Frances Vass, Hilda Arndt, and Louise Sherwood.Sadie graduated from Greenville, W.Va. High School in 1938 and worked at MacArthur Inn in Narrows during the 1940s. She was a retired Narrows Town Hall employee, and a longtime member of the First United Methodist Church in Narrows, where she had many loving memories of her church family. Sadie was very proud of her family, and loved spending time with them. One of her exciting times was Christmas. She loved decorations and giving gifts. Other passions were flowers, walking, and visiting friends. Special times with her siblings included playing “Setback” every time they spent time together. Survivors include her son, James Echols Peck and wife, Linda, of Pembroke; her daughter, Lisa Peck Hockman and husband, George, of Spotsylvania; and a stepson, Travis Peck, of Princeton, W.Va.; four grandchildren, Mitchell Hockman, Beth Osborne, Susan Adkins and Billie Jean Huskey; four great-grandchildren, Ciara Meredith, Jack Meredith, Hunter Adkins and Ali Adkins; four sisters, Betty Woodland and husband, Dan, Jean Rigsby and husband, Eugene, all of Mansfield, Ohio, Helen Houchins and husband, Rufus, of Wayside, W.Va., and Rachael Blalock, of Bluefield, Va.; a sister-in-law, Kay Allen; many nieces, nephews, and beloved friends. The family will receive friends Tuesday, March 19, 2013, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Narrows, followed at 1 p.m. by the funeral service with the Rev. Chris Stanfield officiating. Burial will be held at 4 p.m. at Wayside Methodist Church Cemetery in Monroe County, W. Va. The family is being served by Riffe’s Funeral Service in Narrows, 540-726-2442 and online at riffefuneralservice.com.