Thursday, November 13, 2014 8:26 am

Sarah Ellen Lunt Strand, age 87 of Forest City passed away Tuesday, November 4, 2014.  

She was born November 4, 1927 in Liverpool, England and was a daughter of the late William Albert Lunt and Sarah Ellen Marsden Lunt.  Sarah worked for Ogden’s Tobacco Company in England and was a member of the Royal British Legion-Women’s Section.  After moving to Rutherford County she was a member of St. Francis Episcopal Church in Rutherfordton, NC, and enjoyed the Rutherford County Senior Center where she was a former volunteer.  She loved to cook, especially baking and sharing with others and her hobbies included knitting, crocheting and singing.  She was very fond of music from the 1940s. Sarah was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. Her husband, Thomas Strand preceded her in death in 2013.

Survivors include a son, Brian Strand and wife Jill of Kimbolton, England, two daughters, Anita Quinley and husband Charles of Ellenboro, and Brenda Rigdon and husband Charles of Milton, Florida. There are eight grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.

A memorial service was held in the Saint Francis Episcopal Church in Rutherfordton with Reverend Christine Beebee officiating. Memorials may be made to Saint Francis Episcopal Church, Post Office Box 46,Rutherfordton, NC 28139 or the charity of the donor’s choice. 

The Padgett and King Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.