CLEVELAND —
Minnie Sailes, age 91, passed away on Wednesday, April 25, 2012. Beloved wife of the late Dempsey Sailes, Sr.; mother of Dempsey, Alan, Bradley, Earl and Saundra with a host of relatives and friends.
She was born Dec. 6, 1920, to the late Dave Levenuel (D.L.) and Nancy (Lowe) Conley in Boyd, Ala. She was the fourteenth of twenty-two children. As a child, she attended Boyd Institution, Boyd, Ala., Sumter County Training School, Livingston, Ala., and also Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Ala.
She later relocated to Cleveland, Ohio with her sister Nancy Conley Powell, where she was employed at Chase and Brass, and TRW in the cafeteria. There she met and married Dempsey P. Sailes Sr., and later was employed at Huron Road Hospital until she and Dempsey relocated the family to Cherry Valley Township (Andover, Ohio) in 1964, where she obtained a job at Andover Industries until her retirement in 1982.
Minnie was a member of the Jehovah Witnesses Kingdom Hall. She was a loyal and faithful member of the congregation for many years. In December 2010, she moved back to Cleveland, Ohio, due to illness to live with her son, Alan Sailes.
Minnie loved life and was a dear friend to many who she cherished like family. She touched many lives, she will be greatly missed and loved forever. Minnie loved gardening, canning, sewing and cooking. She was happiest when entertaining family and friends on their fifty acre farm.
Minnie will be laid to rest alongside her husband of 62 years. In the words of St. Francis of Assisi, “It is in dying we are born to eternal life.” Rest in peace Mom and Dad.
She leaves to cherish her memories, fours sons, Dempsey P. (Mildred) Sailes of Memphis, Tenn., Alan T. Sailes of Cleveland, Bradley J. (Willie) Sailes of Williamsfield Township and Earl Scott (Christy) Sailes of Andover; a daughter, Saundra K. Sailes-Williams of Ashtabula; 12 grandchildren, Calvin, Melvin, Damon, Marc, Denise, Tisha, Tiffany, Earl Jr., Aundria, Christina, Bradley and Karley; 25 great-grandchildren; brothers, John H. Conley (Marie) of Livingston, Ala., Richard C. Conley (Virginia) of Fontana, Calif., Matthew and Paul Conley of Montgomery, Ala., Eddie Roy Conley (Cecilia) of Colorado Springs, Colo.; two sisters, Amy C.C. Bell of Fontana, Calif. and June Rhone of Pomona, Calif.; and a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.
A Funeral Service will be held 2 p.m., Wednesday, May 2nd, at the Jefferson Home of FLEMING & BILLMAN FUNERAL DIRECTORS, 49 W. Jefferson St., Jefferson, Ohio.
Visitation will be held from 12 Noon until time of Service, Wednesday, at the Funeral Home. A gathering of family and friends will be held following the burial at the Cherry Valley Township Hall.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggest contributions be forwarded to the Alzheimer’s Association, Cleveland Area Chapter, 23215 Commerce Park Drive, Suite 300, Cleveland, Ohio 44122.
Guest book and obituary at fleming-billman.com and starbeacon.com.
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