Online condolences for the family may be shared at the funeral
home website but to date services have not been posted.
Arrangements have been entrusted to
H.M. Patterson & Son-Canton Hill Chapel
1157 Old Canton Road Ne, Marietta, GA 30068 |
770-977-9485
Thank you,
~ Carol
for the PCN
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Sara Irvin learned how to water ski when she was a young
woman. Her family enjoyed Lake Allatoona and occasionally skied on Lake Rabun in
North Georgia. Mrs. Irvin skied well into her 80s. “I told her I thought she
was nuts,” chuckles Bess Hopkins of Athens, Mrs. Irvin’s second cousin. “She
just laughed and kept on going.”
When she stopped completely, it wasn’t for lack of stamina or
desire. “Know why she quit?” asked her son, Michael Davis of Atlanta. “My
stepfather has Parkinson’s disease and she was worried about him. She said, ‘If
something happens to me, who is going to take care of him?’ She could have skied
two or three years longer. She didn’t just ski, she slalomed, too.”
Sara Lacy “Sally” Irvin, 85, of Marietta, died July 31 of
nonsmoker’s lung cancer at her home. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m.
Saturday in the Canton Hill chapel of H.M. Patterson & Son in Marietta,
which is handling arrangements.
Mrs. Irvin was raised in Albany where her parents ran a dairy
farm. She graduated from Albany High School, them moved in the 1950s to College
Park because her father took a job in aviation.
After marriage, Mrs. Irvin settled down to raise three
children in College Park, her home for nearly four decades. When the children
grew older, the divorced, single mom entered college. She earned a bachelor’s
degree in interior design at Georgia State University.
“None of her other friends did that,” said Sara Lanier of
Jonesboro, who lived across the street from Mrs. Irvin in College Park at the
time. “I know I didn’t. It was a wonderful thing that she did.”
Mrs. Irvin’s cousin was the late Noah Langdale Jr., Georgia
State’s president from 1957 to 1988. He made the graduation ceremony special,
said her daughter, Jennifer Powell of Charlotte, N.C., because he presented Mrs.
Irvin with her degree.
“I was proud of her,” Mrs. Powell said. “Growing up, we ate a
bunch of Pop Tarts because she was always studying. She made the dean’s
list.”
Mrs. Irvin was a petite woman who embraced fashion. Every
little ribbon, every little bow matched perfectly, said her cousin, Mrs.
Hopkins.
“She was very neat,” she said, and just liked things to match
so, consequently, when she selected things they were ideal.”
“She always looked like something from a magazine,” her son
said. “I’d always tell her she got way more than her share of talent. She was a
good cook, a good decorator and an excellent dresser.”
Mrs. Irvin and her husband, Robert, were married in 1976. In
recent years, they enjoyed their summer getaway on Lake Allatoona and also
traveled extensively — Hawaii, California, Europe and elsewhere.
In addition to her husband and daughter, survivors include two
sons, Bill Davis of Martinez and Rob Irvin of New York City; and two
grandchildren.
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Sara Lacy Irvin (Sally) died July 31, 2009, from non-smokers lung cancer.
She was born in Dothan, Al, graduated from Albany High School, and earned a
degree in Interior Design from GA State University. In 1976, she married Robert
Irvin, a Delta pilot. They enjoyed their summer retreat on Lake Allatoona, where
Mrs. Irvin waterskied into her early 80's. She and husband, Bob, traveled often
thoughout the U.S., Europe, and the Hawaiian Islands. Mrs. Irvin had three
children from a previous marriage; Bill Davis and wife, Bonnie, of Martinez, GA,
Michael Davis of Atlanta, and Jennifer Powell and husband, Brian, of Charlotte,
NC. Mrs. Irvin was preceded in death by her parents, George Clarence Lacy and
Alice Harris Lacy, and her brother, George Lacy, Jr. In addition to her husband,
Mrs. Irvin is survived by his son, Rob, and two grandchildren, William Davis of
Marietta, and Lacy Powell of Charlotte, NC. Mr. and Mrs. Irvin were members of
Roswell Street Baptist Church in Marietta for many years. In addition to living
in Marietta, Mrs. Irvin lived in Albany and College Park.
From: Jim Sibley Sent:
Wednesday, June 18, 2014 8:38 AM
Subject: Capt. Bob
Irvin
Capt Bob Irvin passed away 16 June. Will send final plans when I receive
them. Bob was 94 years old, one of our oldest and had been living with a
severe disability for years.
Jim Sibley
