Gatten, Sandra Sandra Kay Gatten,

age 79, of Gahanna, OH, passed away peacefully

at home surrounded by her family on January 8, 2021. She was a loving and dedicated Wife,

Mother, Grandmother, and

Great-grandmother. Sandra was born January 4, 1942, in Wheeling, WV, to the late Walton and Winnie

Snape-skaggs. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by aunts

Connie Snape, Dorothy (Dury) Sudduth, and Grace

Skaggs. She is survived by her loving husband of 57 years, Stanley Jr Gatten; three wonderful daughters,

Jennifer (Erik) Rautine,

Joni Gatten, Jill (Jourdain)

Wallace; cherished grandchildren, Taylour Rhodes (Marcus Laird) and Micaela

Wallace; and precious great-granddaughter, Brielle

Laird; beloved sister, Nancy (James) Kemp; and cousin,

Dury Lee (Joann) Sudduth.

Including a multitude of family and friends, as well as her grand-dog (Little

Boy) and grand-kitties (Alley and Asher). Sandra attended Morristown

Grade school, then went on to be Valedictorian of the last graduating class at Belmont High-school in 1959. They also presented her with the Belmont

Babe Ruth Award. She then attended Capitol University, worked for Western Electric for several years before becoming a homemaker and raising three daughters. She was a devoted member of the Kingdom

Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses for 48 years and always enjoyed teaching others about

God’s Kingdom. Her sincerity, genuine kindness, generosity, and uplifting spirit impacted many throughout her life, and she will be dearly missed. We would like to give special thanks to all who helped during

her final days, including her Hospice nurses. Sincere

thanks to her daughters, granddaughters, sons in law, and Sherri Snyder for the enormous amount of support, comfort, and care given to keep her in her

home. In lieu of flowers, please feel free to donate

to the worldwide work of

Jehovah’s Witnesses at www.jw.org A visitation and funeral service is to be held at Toothman Funeral Home in Jacobsburg, Ohio, on

Friday, January 15, 2021 at 11AM-12PM with social distancing and facial coverings required. A memorial service will be held on

Saturday, January, 23 2021 at 2PM.