Sadie Pearl Branch McDaniels

Sadie Pearl Branch McDaniels, 85, of Grace Heights, Morganton, NC, died Friday, April 18, 2008 at Grace Heights. Born November 7, 1922 in Burke County, NC, she was a daughter of the late John Alexander Branch and Florence Bell Branch Branch. Sadie was an employee of Alba Waldensian for over thirty years. After working at Alba she worked for Drexel Heritage and Hanes Printables. She was a member of Snow Hill United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Evert McDaniels; a daughter, Robin McDaniels; a brother, Paul Branch; and sisters, Carrie Quick and Grace Powell.Surviving are her sons, Alan McDaniels and his wife, Myra of Morganton, and David McDaniels and his wife, Robin of Wellford, SC; grandchildren, Ramie, Allie, Dixie, Caleb, and Cory McDaniels; a brother, William "Bill" Long Branch of Morganton; and sisters, Princess Whisenant and Joyce Smith both of Morganton.The funeral will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, April 21, 2008 in the Colonial Chapel of Sossoman Funeral Home with the Rev. Mark Garnhum officiating. Burial will follow in the Snow Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorial gifts may be made to Burke Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc., 1721 Enon Rd., Valdese, NC 28690.