Sarah Jane Dillon Pratt

such as the Maternal Welfare League, the English Speaking Union, Ballet South, Alliance Francaise and was one of the founding members of the St. Jude Wives Club and later a member of Ladies of St. Jude. All while serving many hours volunteering with the PTA at Richland Elementary while her children were there. Somehow Sarah found the time to complete her MBA at the University of Memphis. A life-long learner, she audited courses at the University of Memphis and Rhodes College well into her 70s. She enjoyed being a member of the Idlewild Book Club and relished taking adult Greek language classes at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church. Sarah read The Wall Street Journal cover to cover every day and enjoyed challenging herself with many different types of puzzles. Sarah was a remarkable woman who had boundless energy for the people and causes she loved.

She was welcoming and engaging to anyone fortunate enough to meet her and served as an unofficial welcome committee for St. Jude doctors and their families in the beginning of the hospital. Comfortable and confident in any conversation, Sarah was the regal center of her family, welcoming all 25 members for dinner every Sunday and baking elaborate birthday cakes for everyone. She will always be missed but the beauty she sowed into the world will live on forever.

A visitation and celebration of her life will be held Friday, February 10th at Canale Funeral Directors. The visitation will be from 1:00 to 2:30 with a service immediately after. She will be laid to rest in Boones Mill, Virginia.

Those wanting to make a donation in Sarah’s memory may donate to the Phillips Pratt Memorial Fund, through the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis. The fund’s purpose is to raise funds for Pediatric Fibrolamellar Hepatocellular Carcinoma cancer research.