Sarah Mae Auton

Sarah Mae Hipp Auton, 85, of Prosperity, widow of Houseal Walter Auton, died Monday, July 26, 2010, at Palmetto Richland Heart Center.

Born on October 15, 1924, in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Arthur Tillman and Anna Julia Harman Hipp. She retired from Kendall Company, Oakland Plant and was a member of the First Seventh Day Adventist Church of Columbia and was a former member of Macedonia Lutheran Church.

Surviving are her sons, Hugh B. Auton and Henry T. (Phyllis Shealy) Auton both of Prosperity; daughters, Wanda A. (Charles Ray) Amick and Tammy Lynn Auton both of Prosperity; nine grandchildren and eighteen great-grandchildren. Mrs. Auton was predeceased by a granddaughter, Vanna Jeanette Auton, a great-grandson, John Dalton Derrick, a sister, Doris Smith and a brother, Harman Hipp.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 28, 2010, at Macedonia Lutheran Church by the Rev. Randall Derrick, Pastor John Earnhardt and Pastor Kevin Pires. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour before the service at the church in the fellowship hall. Memorials may be made to WBAJ Radio, 243-A Riverchase Way, Lexington, SC 29072.

Active pallbearers: Henry Auton, Hugh Auton, Kevin Smith, Preston Smith, Mark Hipp and Craig Hipp

Honorary pallbearers: Mike Oswald, Lynn Grant, Ken Oswald, Chad Amick, Olin Coppock, Steve and Judy Coppock, Wayne and Lynn Coppock, Chester and Gayle Doolittle, the Nursing Staff, Medical Technicians and Jimbo at Palmetto Richland Heart Center Moultrie Suite.

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