Deaconess Sarah Yvonne Horton died June 25, 2026. Funeral services were held Saturday, July 4, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Sawyerville.
Sarah Waller Horton was born on April 29, 1962, in Sawyerville, to the late L.T. and Earnestine Waller. At an early age, she accepted Christ as her personal Savior and became a devoted, lifelong member of New Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Sawyerville. Throughout the years, she faithfully served as a Deaconess, choir member, Missionary, Matron, Youth Sunday School teacher, and Minister’s wife. Her unwavering faith in God remained the guiding force of her life.
Sarah received her education through the Hale County School System and was a proud graduate of Greensboro High School, Class of 1980.
She was united in holy matrimony to the love of her life, Willie James Horton Jr. (“Dipper”), for 44 wonderful years. From this loving union, two children were born. Sarah also lovingly embraced Edward and LaTonya Waller as her own, raising them with the same unwavering love, care, and devotion that she extended to every child whose life she touched. Together, she and Willie built a home rooted in faith, love, and family.
Sarah will be fondly remembered for her kind and gentle spirit, her nurturing heart, and the love and care she so freely gave to the children in her family and among her friends. She was a devoted caregiver who helped raise and care for countless children, treating each one with warmth, patience, and unconditional love. Whether preparing a delicious home-cooked meal, offering words of encouragement, or simply opening her heart and home to those in need, Sarah made everyone feel loved. Her legacy of compassion, selflessness, and unwavering faith will continue to live on in all who were blessed to know her.
She was preceded in death by her parents and ten siblings: five brothers and five sisters.
She leaves to cherish her loving memory six sisters, Lula Miller and Pearline Waller, both of Sawyerville, Odessa Waller and Ora Nell Waller, both of Greensboro, Mary (James) Marcus of Tuscaloosa, and Anna Faye Marks of Cleveland, Ohio; five brothers, Clarence Waller and Edd (Linda) Waller, both of Sawyerville, Bobby Waller of Greensboro, Kennedy (Kim) Waller of Orrville, Ohio, and George (LaShun) Waller of Fort Wayne, Ind.; four children, Darron (Syretta) Horton of Dacula, Ga., Marsha Horton of Montgomery, Edward (Geraldine) Waller Sr. of Sawyerville, and LaTonya Waller of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; eight cherished grandchildren, Shamya Brown of Dacula, Ga., Yamiah Holland and Bryson Horton-Wagner, both of Montgomery, Edward Waller Jr. and Maranda Woods, both of Tuscaloosa, and Derrick Waller, Anthony Waller, and Chester Waller, all of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; along with a host of beloved great-grandchildren, aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, other loving relatives, and dear friends.
Though she will be deeply missed, her love, faith, and beautiful legacy will live on in the hearts of all whose lives she touched.
