This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RonCollins10 Surnames: Choplin, Starling, Wall, Smitherman, Cox, Stewart, Edwards, Williams, Shumate, Adcock, Southard Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.yadkin/3609/mb.ashx Message Board Post: EAST BEND - Rev. 21:4: "And God Shall wipe away all tears; from thine eyes and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain, for the former things have passed away." Sarah Josephine Starling, 92, of East Bend passed away Sunday, Dec. 2, 2007, at Yadkin Nursing Care Center in Yadkinville. She was born in Yadkin County on Oct. 30, 1915, to Joseph Sidney and Sarah Agnes Wall Choplin. Mrs. Starling was a lifetime member of Friendship Baptist church. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother to all of her family. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 69 years, Clifton Starling; two sons, Alvin Starling and Don Starling; and a daughter, Dorothy Jo Starling. Surviving are two daughters, Barbara (Rick) Smitherman of East Bend and Darlene Cox and fiance Dustin Stewart of Yadkinville; six grandchildren, Diane (Perry) Edwards, Johnny (Sandy) Starling, Rodney (Jennifer) Smitherman, Candy (Kent) Shumate! , LaDonna (Mark) Williams and Melinda Adcock; nine great-grandchildren, Taylor Edwards, Sarah and Emily Starling, Miah, Annah and Norah Smitherman, Jared and Corey Williams and Kenan Adcock; and two special daughters-in-law, Barbara Starling and Norma Starling Southard, both of East Bend. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5, at Friendship Baptist Church, with the Rev. Chris Byrne and the Rev. Ray Davis officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today, Dec. 4, at Huff Funeral Home in East Bend. Memorials may be made to Friendship Baptist Church, 4744 Siloam Road, East Bend, NC 27018. The family would like to extend a special thank you and appreciation to Dr. Jerry Ziglar and the staff of Yadkin Nursing Care Center for the love, care and kindness shown to "Sarah Jo." Published in the Winston-Salem Journal on 12/4/2007. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.