Mrs. Sarah Pauline Drake Herring

August 4, 1939 - January 14, 2021

Mrs. Sarah Pauline Drake Herring, 81, of Comer, GA passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2021, at her daughter’s home in Royston, GA. Mrs. Herring was born in Comer, GA, on August 4, 1939, daughter of the late William Green Drake and the late Gracie Wilson Drake. She was a seamstress having worked at Rogan’s in Bowman, a retired poultry farmer and of the Baptist faith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one grandson, Michael Bryant; and was the last surviving member of her immediate family. Survivors include her husband of 66 years, Rufus Herring; sons and daughters-in-law, Terry and Alice Herring of Ila, GA and Gary and Kathy Herring of Vanna, GA; daughters and sons-in-law, Debra and Wade Bryant of Bowman, GA, Patricia Cooper of Bowman, GA, Peggy and Mark LeFevre of Bowman, GA, Melissa and David Burrow of Vanna, GA and Paula and Woody Bryant of Bowman, GA; and seventeen grandchildren and twenty-three great grandchildren. A graveside service for Mrs. Herring will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 16, 2021, in the Herring Family Cemetery in Comer, with Rev. Fred Greenway officiating. Pruitt Funeral Home in Royston, GA is in charge of arrangements.