Sarah Gambrell Cann

Sarah Gambrell Cann, 94, wife of the late Samuel B. 'Sam' Cann, Jr., of Abbeville died Sunday, March 16, 2014 at her home. She was born in Piedmont to the late Capers S. and Ollie Smith Gambrell. Mrs. Cann was a buyer for Belk for many years and worked out of the Abbeville store. She then became the lunchroom manager for Sharon Elementary School. After her time there, she worked as the office manager for Glace Furniture. She was very committed to her church, South Side Baptist, where she and her late husband were longtime members and where she enjoyed teaching countless children in Sunday School throughout the years. Mrs. Cann was also very community-minded being a member of numerous organizations; she was the former Vice President and Membership Chair for the Abbeville Historical Society and a member of the Creative Garden Club, as well as the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Samuel B. 'Butch' Cann, III; three brothers and two sisters. Mrs. Cann was the last surviving member of her immediate family. She is survived by a son, Michael M. Cann, and his wife, Jana; two daughters, Deborah Ayers, and her husband, Jimmy, and Olivia Crawford, and her husband, Jimmy, all of Abbeville; eight grandchildren; sixteen great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren. The family will receive friends Tuesday, March 18, 2014 from 6:30PM to 8:00PM at Harris Funeral Home. Funeral services will be 3:00PM Wednesday, March 19, 2014 in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Earl Hartley officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. The family is at the home of Olivia and Jimmy Crawford, 34 Cann Dr., Abbeville. Memorial contributions, in memory of Mrs. Cann, may be sent to South Side Baptist Church, 505 W. Greenwood St., Abbeville, SC 29620. A message of condolence may be sent to the family by visiting www.harrisfuneral.com. HARRIS FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES of Abbeville is assisting the Cann family.