Sara Weddle-Cleveland, 1930 - 2017
Sara Mae (Petty) Weddle -Cleveland, age 86, died Saturday, April 1, 2017 at 3:45am at Lost Creek Care Center, Lima.
She was born on May 16, 1930 in Wooster, Ohio to Ralph and Mildred (Rosenlieb) Petty and they preceded her in death. On May 29, 1948 she married Samuel E. Weddle who died on March 6, 1995. On October 26, 2007 she married Floyd L. Cleveland and he survives in Harrod.
Sara was a beautician and she owned and operated Sara’s Beauty Shop in Harrod. She was a member of the Maysville United Methodist Church of Maysville, Ohio. She was a graduate of Fredrick's Beauty College in Lima, Ohio.
Also surviving are three daughters: Marilyn (Jim) Williams of Harrod, Beverly (David) Contris of Goldsboro, NC and Leesa Robb (Dan Jones) of Dearborn, MO; nine grandchildren and twenty one great grandchildren; a brother, Raymond Petty of Woodsfield, OH.
She was preceded in death by a son, David E. Weddle; a brother Charles Fredrick Petty; a sister, Glenda Lorhi; and a grandson, David Emerson Weddle.
Funeral services will begin 11:00am on Tuesday, April 4, at Hanson-Neely Funeral Home, Ada with Pastor Brandon Wireman officiating. Burial will be in LaFayette Cemetery, LaFayette.
Friends may call 2:00-4:00 and 6:00-8:00pm on Monday, April 3, at Hanson-Neely Funeral Home, Ada and until the time of service on Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Maysville United Methodist Church and/or Lost Creek Care Center, Lima.
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