Bertha Jackson Sager of Chesapeake City died July 16, 2016. She was 98. Born on January 16, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Walter Avery and Frances (Aument) Jackson. She was born in Elk Mills, where she went on to attend a one room school house. She then transferred to Elkton High School where she graduated in the class of 1935. Mrs. Sager then entered the work force holding many jobs throughout her years including the Banking and Trust Company of Elkton, Home Extension Services of Elkton, Bainbridge Naval Training Center, Walter Cooling in the Savings and Loan Association, Cooling’s Hardware Store in Chesapeake City, and as Executive Secretary for the Cecil County Board of Education Superintendent of Schools where she worked for three different Superintendents. She moved to Chesapeake City in 1937 where she resided for the rest of her life. She was a member of Elk Mills United Methodist Church as a child and then joined Trinity United Methodist Church upon her move to Chesapeake City, remaining active with various groups within the church. Her greatest joy in life was spending cherished time with her family.
Mrs. Sager is survived by her daughter, Barbara S. Dean of Chesapeake City; son-in-law, Greg Claypool of Louisville, Ky.; sister, Frances Astle of Oxford, Pa.; five grandchildren, Michael Mabry and wife, Marcia, John Mabry and wife, Ann, Jennifer Mabry, Devin Claypool and wife, Shannon, and Lynnelle Morgan and husband, Michael; and 12 great-grandchildren, Casey Mabry, Cayla Mabry, Trevor Long, Olivia Long, Emma Long, J.T. Mabry, Dani Mabry, Nicki Mabry, Sami Mabry, Finley, Sawyer and Blythe Claypool. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, John A. Sager, and her daughter, Mary S. Claypool as well as sisters, Violet Hartman, Barbara Breitenbach and brothers Albert and Walter Jackson. A celebration of hers life will be held at noon on Friday, July 22, at Trinity United Methodist Church, 450 3rd St, Chesapeake City, where friends and family may visit beginning at 11 a.m. Burial will follow the service at Bethel Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to “Trinity United Methodist Church” or “Chesapeake City Little League” and sent care of R.T. Foard Funeral Home, P.A., P.O. Box 248, Rising Sun, MD 21911. Comments are closed.
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