Sarah Margaret Savage

Sarah Margaret Savage, age 83, passed away on May 29, 2024, in Winder, Georgia. She was born on August 31, 1940, in Birmingham, Alabama.

Sarah devoted her life to education, shaping young minds as an elementary school teacher in Dekalb County for over 30 years. She also taught English as a Second Language at Gwinnett Technical College for several years. Sarah held a Master’s degree in Education and was honored as Dekalb Teacher of the Year in 1997.

Sarah was preceded in death by her parents, James and Ruth Wright of McCalla, Alabama; her beloved spouse, Billy Joe Savage, who passed away on November 9, 2011; and her brothers, Edward Wright, Charles Wright, and Harrison Wright. She is survived by her brothers, Clyde Wright and Bill Wright, and her sister, Brenda Blake. Sarah leaves behind her loving children: daughter Susan Savage of Suwanee, Georgia, and son-in-law Bryan Williams; sons William Jeffery Savage of Shoal Creek, Alabama, and daughter-in-law Paula Savage; James Gregory Savage of Winder, Georgia and John David Savage of Raleigh, North Carolina, and daughter-in-law April Savage. Sarah was a proud grandmother to her granddaughters: Emily Fallon and her husband Zachary Fallon of Austin, Texas; Olivia Savage of Raleigh, North Carolina; Alicia Peterson and her husband Donnie Peterson of Jefferson, Georgia; Brittany Williams of Jefferson, Georgia; Rebekah Williams of Suwanee, Georgia; and Kathryn Mullen and her husband Landan Mullen of Suwanee, Georgia. She is also survived by her grandsons: Ryan Savage and his wife Brenda Savage of Peachtree Corners, Georgia; Levi Savage of Raleigh, North Carolina; and Luke Savage of Raleigh, North Carolina.

Visitation will be held on May 31, 2024, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Wages and Sons Funeral Home, 1031 Lawrenceville Highway, Lawrenceville, GA 30046. Funeral services will take place in the Gwinnett Chapel of Wages & Sons Funeral Home on June 1, 2024, at 1:00 PM. Interment will follow on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at 11:00 AM at Georgia National Cemetery, 1080 Scott Hudgens Dr., Canton, GA 30114.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.wagesandsons.com.