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Service:
Saturday, October 26, 2024, at 11:30 a.m. at the
Atlanta Christian Church
Funeral home: Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home, Atlanta
Obituary
Sarah Elizabeth Speciale, 91,
formerly of Atlanta, passed away on Friday, July 12,
2024 at Berea Health & Rehab in Berea, KY.
A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, October
26, 2024, at 11:30 a.m. at the Atlanta Christian
Church. Mr. Maurice Stribling will officiate.
Cremation Rites have been accorded.
Sarah Elizabeth Miller was born June 9, 1933, in Mt.
Hope Township, McLean County, IL, the daughter of
Euless and Edith Pech Miller. She was married to
Thomas A. Speciale for 61 years.
Sarah is survived by two daughters: Sarah Beth
(Scott) Peddicord (Richmond, KY) and Suzanne (Chuck)
Melchin (Exeter, NH); one granddaughter, Lydia
Peddicord; two sisters: Shirley Aper (Lincoln) and
JoAnn Hill (Grand Junction, CO).
She was preceded in death by her husband Tom (2018),
and three brothers: Lyle, Robert, and John Miller.
Sarah was a 1951 graduate of Hittle Township High
School in Armington. She spent a few years working
at State Farm as an executive secretary prior to
going to cosmetology school. She then worked as a
beautician for over 50 years. She owned her own
business, the Modernette Beauty Shoppe, which
started in downtown Atlanta before moving to her
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Sarah was an active member in the
community her entire life. She was a member of the
Order of Eastern Star, Atlanta Christian Church, and
Atlanta Fall Festival Committee. She was active in
the Rural Letter Carrier Association Auxiliary. When
the girls were young, Sarah was involved in their
after-school activities.
Memorials may be made to Atlanta Christian Church
Organ Fund, Atlanta Public Library, or Atlanta
Flower Buds.
Final arrangements are entrusted with Quiram-Peasley
Funeral Home of Atlanta.
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