Sara Ward Bumbarger Obituary
With solemn reverence, we commemorate Sara Ward Bumbarger of Hickory, North Carolina, whose life came to an end on September 16, 2024 at the age of 104, leaving behind cherished memories. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Sara Ward Bumbarger to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Myrtle Nowell Ward and Joseph Warren Ward; her husband Paul William Bumbarger Jr.; her daughter Jean Bumbarger Storie (Eric); her brother Joseph Herman Ward; her stepmother Grace Ward; her siblings-in-law, Thomas Vance Bumbarger, Robert Bruce Bumbarger, Katherine McGeachy Ward, Caroline Brown Bumbarger and Betty Lou McNeely Bumbarger; her son-in-law Harre Demoro; and also Kristen Walls.
She is survived by: her children, Paul William Bumbarger III (Lola) of Hickory, Jo Bumbarger Demoro (Chuck Abramo) of Green Valley, Ariz and Betsy Bumbarger Gilliland (Gary) of Augusta; her grandchildren, Kathryn Storie, Erin Storie of Greenville, N. C., Bailey Bumbarger Cornelius (Will) of Arlington, Sarah Gilliland Kinsella (Patrick) of Macon, Paul Morgan Bumbarger (Katharine) of Arlington and James Howard Gilliland (Meghan McFerrin) of Columbus, Ohio; her stepgrandchildren, Kristin Demoro of Ferndale, Wash, Clive Willis of Boone, N. C. and Lauren Willis McCoy (Steve) of Fort Mill, S. C.; her great grandchildren, Sean, Zachary Kinsella, Theodore "Teddy" Bumbarger, Jack and Clara Cornelius; her stepgreat-grandchildren, Jackson, Luke McCoy, Annika and Marisa Willis; and her friend Nancy Huffman of Hickory. She is also survived by four nieces; two nephews; five great-nephews; a great-niece.
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