Sarah Lynette Skaggs

Sarah Lynette Skaggs, 47, of Callisburg, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 11, 2021, with her family by her side.

Sarah was born on September 5, 1973, in Gainesville to Thomas and Glenda Watson. She graduated from Gainesville High School in 1992. Sarah married Dewayne Skaggs on January 27, 1993. Other than her dad, Dewayne was the only man who ever held Sarah’s heart. Their love was one of a kind. They had 2 children, Collyn and Kacy, who were always the light of her life. Sarah held a variety of jobs in various fields which is a testament to the well-rounded person that she was. She never failed to make friends and produce endless laughter and smiles wherever she went. She has been described as larger than life and for anyone who knew her this is undoubtedly true. She lived big and loved even bigger.

Survivors include: husband Dewayne Skaggs, son Collyn Skaggs and his wife Madison, daughter Kacy Skaggs and her fiancé Shelby Holderfield, mother Glenda Watson, brother Kenneth Watson and his wife Jamie, mother-in-law Barbara (Skaggs) Walker and her husband Mike, father-in-law Dewayne Skaggs and his wife Karin, sister-in-law Becky Scott and her husband Clay, sister-in-law Rhonda Skaggs, nieces and nephews Brittany (Hurt) Nicholson, Cade Hurt, Tyler Schofield, Stormy Schofield, Carly Watson, Anna Watson, and Gabriel Watson, aunt Kelly Crow and her husband Andy, uncle Johnny Garrett and his wife Cathy, aunt Betty Lou Scott and husband JW, aunt Vada Wilson, and aunt Barbara Garrett.

Mrs. Skaggs was preceded in death by her dad, Thomas Watson, grandparents: Emalene Garrett, Kenneth Garrett, Charles Watson, and Dorothy Watson, uncles: Larry Garrett, Don Garrett, and Randy Garrett, aunts: Rose Cramer and Jacqueline Davis, and cousins: Lori Johnston, Kimberly Garrett, and Christy Wilson.

Serving as pallbearers are: Gary Hollowell, Aldo Valdez, Rheyce Childress, Drew Crow, Jason Bobbitt, and Matt Hagan.

Visitation for Sarah is scheduled for 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, July 18, 2021, at Temple Baptist Church in Gainesville with the funeral service to follow at 3:00 P.M. in the same location. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery in Gainesville.