Sarah Gladys Williamson Baicy, formerly of Raeford, died Wednesday, November 18, 2015, in Autumn Care of Nash at the age of 97.
She was born in Lumberton on March 3, 1918, to the late Grover Williamson and Dora McCormick Williamson. She attended school in Oxford, and at the age of 16 entered Flora MacDonald College, graduating in 1938 with degrees in English and History. She taught high school for three years in Roper until her marriage to Edward Owen Baicy. She was preceded in death by her husband, her brother Jim Williamson, and sisters Marie Warner and Joyce McDiarmid.
She is survived by her sons, Edward Baicy (Vangie) of Singapore, John Baicy (Marivic) of Houston, Texas, Robert Baicy, of Garner, and William Baicy (Kathy) of Littleton; her daughter, Joan Godsey (Richard), of Leverett, Massachusetts; 18 grandchildren; and 8 great-grandchildren.
A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. in the Raeford Cemetery on Thursday, December 3, 2015, with the Reverend Michael L McGehee officiating.