Elizabeth Lou Sailor

December 12, 1926 – March 23, 2022

Elizabeth Lou Sailor, 95, Fishers, and formerly of Elkhart, Ind., passed away on Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at Hamilton Trace of Fishers. She was born on December 12, 1926, in Middletown, Ohio.

Liz graduated from Manchester College with degree in Elementary Education and was an elementary school teacher for 32 years at Elkhart Community Schools. She married Otis Sailor on December 31, 1955. She was a member of Noblesville First United Methodist Church. Liz enjoyed reading and traveling with her husband to Branson, Mo. She was an outstanding cook and took great pride in every family dinner.

She is survived by her loving husband of 66 years, Otis Sailor; children, Steven (Eileen) Sailor and Linda (Michael) Eagan; grandchildren, Vincent (Annie Clark) Eagan, Adrienne Eagan, Evan Sailor, and Lauren Sailor; and siblings, Robert Gilley, Ada Hill, and Bonnie Mowen Cole.

She was preceded in death by her father, Algan Gilley; mother, Mabel (Elkins) Gilley-Lehman; and brother, Marvin Gilley.

Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at Randall & Roberts Fishers Mortuary, 12010 Allisonville Road, Fishers. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to the time of service at the funeral home. Private burial will be at Rice Cemetery in Elkhart, Ind., at a later date.

Memorial contributions may be made to Noblesville First United Methodist Church, 2051 Monument St., Noblesville, IN 46060.

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