Sarah Elizabeth Troop Proctor, 93, of St. Clair, MO formerly of Madisonville, KY passed away on Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at St. Clair Nursing Center.

She was born on August 30, 1926 in Madisonville to the late Carrie Gertrude Miller and George Lafayette Troop. Sarah was diagnosed with polio as a young girl. During her youth, she spent a considerable amount of time at Shriner's Hospital for Crippled Children in St. Louis, MO where she became a lifelong Cardinals fan. She also enjoyed football and watching Maroons football games. As a young woman she enjoyed singing in church and attending quartet conventions. Sarah was a member of Praise Temple Apostolic Church in Madisonville for many years. She worked at the Madisonville Messenger several years before becoming a lifelong homemaker. She was united in marriage in 1951 to her husband of fifty-two years, Paul Proctor. They had one son, George Michael, In 1965 they moved to the St. Louis area where they resided for twenty-eight years. They moved back to Madisonville for retirement in 1993, where they spent several years enjoying their extended family and old friends. In 2006 Sarah moved back to Missouri with her grandchildren where she poured her elder years into spending time with her little dog, Chloe and her great-grandchildren, shopping, laughing, taking selfies, making videos and scrolling Facebook. She was a lover of life and people.

In addition to her parents and her husband she was preceded in death by her brother, Earl Troop.

Survivors include her son, George Michael "Mike" (Debi) Proctor of Ash Grove, MO; granddaughters, Jamie (Tom) Pataky of New Haven, MO and Rachel (Casey) Brown of Springfield, MO; grandsons, Mickey (Tina) Proctor and Rhett Proctor both of Springfield, MO; great-grandchildren, Mariah (Daniel) Pataky Senter, Dominick, Lydia and Demetri Pataky, Skylar and Edie Brown and Henley and Boston Proctor; and several nieces and nephews.

The funeral service will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, October 14, 2019 in the chapel of Harris Funeral Home in Madisonville with Pastor Scott Heltsley officiating and Donnie Carroll officiating. Burial to follow at Odd Fellows Cemetery in Madisonville.

The visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the funeral hour Monday at the funeral home.

The pallbearers are Mickey Proctor, Rhett Proctor, Tom Pataky, Casey Brown, Dominick Pataky and Demetri Pataky. Honorary pallbearers are Henley Michael Lee Proctor and Boston Levi Proctor.