ROCK HILL - Sara Roddey Gettys passed away on October 30, 2015 at Westminster Health and Rehab Center at the age of 95. Born on March 11, 1920, she was one of eight children of John Ebenezer and Maud Martin Gettys. A graduate of Rock Hill High School and Winthrop University, she became a public school teacher. During her career, she taught at the high school level in Newton and Lincolnton, North Carolina. She also was a high school girls’ basketball coach. During the summers, she returned to Rock Hill and taught swimming at the Confederate Park pool.
Sara grew up on Hampton Street in Rock Hill. Like her mother before her, she was a rich source of information on the genealogy of her family and many other families in Rock Hill. After her retirement, she moved home to Rock Hill and lived on East Main Street. Sara was a life-long member of First Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church and was a member of Historic Rock Hill.
She was preceded in death by her parents, and by her siblings, John E. Gettys, Jr., Elizabeth Thomas Gettys, William Alexander Gettys, Thomas Smithwick Gettys, James Wylie Gettys, Joseph Lyle Gettys, and Edwin Martin Gettys. She is survived by her sister-in-law, Mary Phillips White Gettys of Rock Hill; eight nieces and nephews; sixteen great nieces and nephews; and thirteen great-great nieces and nephews.
A graveside service will be held at Neely’s Creek Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Sara grew up on Hampton Street in Rock Hill. Like her mother before her, she was a rich source of information on the genealogy of her family and many other families in Rock Hill. After her retirement, she moved home to Rock Hill and lived on East Main Street. Sara was a life-long member of First Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church and was a member of Historic Rock Hill.
She was preceded in death by her parents, and by her siblings, John E. Gettys, Jr., Elizabeth Thomas Gettys, William Alexander Gettys, Thomas Smithwick Gettys, James Wylie Gettys, Joseph Lyle Gettys, and Edwin Martin Gettys. She is survived by her sister-in-law, Mary Phillips White Gettys of Rock Hill; eight nieces and nephews; sixteen great nieces and nephews; and thirteen great-great nieces and nephews.
A graveside service will be held at Neely’s Creek Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church Cemetery
ROCK HILL - Sara Roddey Gettys passed away on October 30, 2015 at Westminster Health and Rehab Center at the age of 95. Born on March 11, 1920, she was one of eight children of John Ebenezer and Maud Martin Gettys. A graduate of Rock Hill High School and Winthrop University, she became a public school teacher. During her career, she taught at the high school level in Newton and Lincolnton, North Carolina. She also was a high school girls’ basketball coach. During the summers, she returned to Rock Hill and taught swimming at the Confederate Park pool.
Sara grew up on Hampton Street in Rock Hill. Like her mother before her, she was a rich source of information on the genealogy of her family and many other families in Rock Hill. After her retirement, she moved home to Rock Hill and lived on East Main Street. Sara was a life-long member of First Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church and was a member of Historic Rock Hill.
She was preceded in death by her parents, and by her siblings, John E. Gettys, Jr., Elizabeth Thomas Gettys, William Alexander Gettys, Thomas Smithwick Gettys, James Wylie Gettys, Joseph Lyle Gettys, and Edwin Martin Gettys. She is survived by her sister-in-law, Mary Phillips White Gettys of Rock Hill; eight nieces and nephews; sixteen great nieces and nephews; and thirteen great-great nieces and nephews.
A graveside service will be held at Neely’s Creek Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Sara grew up on Hampton Street in Rock Hill. Like her mother before her, she was a rich source of information on the genealogy of her family and many other families in Rock Hill. After her retirement, she moved home to Rock Hill and lived on East Main Street. Sara was a life-long member of First Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church and was a member of Historic Rock Hill.
She was preceded in death by her parents, and by her siblings, John E. Gettys, Jr., Elizabeth Thomas Gettys, William Alexander Gettys, Thomas Smithwick Gettys, James Wylie Gettys, Joseph Lyle Gettys, and Edwin Martin Gettys. She is survived by her sister-in-law, Mary Phillips White Gettys of Rock Hill; eight nieces and nephews; sixteen great nieces and nephews; and thirteen great-great nieces and nephews.
A graveside service will be held at Neely’s Creek Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church Cemetery
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