Sarah Emeline Raley, 99, passed away on Wednesday, June 3, in Bonifay, Florida. Mrs. Raley was born on September 4, 1909 in Washington County, Florida to Harvey and Annie Elizabeth (Parish) Hinson. She was the great granddaughter of Andrew Elton Williams. She was of the Methodist faith and a member of the Pleasant Grove Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Wilson Harold Raley, and a daughter, Glenda Raley Harrison.
Mrs. Raley is survived by one son, Lamar Raley of Bonifay, Florida; two daughters: Sereta Crooms of Cuthbert, Georgia, and Gloria Baragona and husband George of Tallahassee, Florida; one sister, Orene Owens of Chipley, Florida; two sisters-in-law: Blondell Hinson of Chipley and Ruth Hinson of St. Mary’s, Georgia; nine grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; and five great-great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Friday, June 5, at the Pleasant Grove Methodist Church, with the Rev. Dan Raley (nephew of Mrs. Raley) and the Rev. Henry Clay Moore officiating. Interment followed in the Pleasant Grove Methodist Church Cemetery.