SARAH JANELLE STROUD

SARAH JANELLE " JAN " STROUD WAS BORN NOVEMBER 29, 1954 IN NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR. THE 8TH CHILD OF WILLIAM O. STROUD SR. AND JANIE MORRISON STROUD. SHE ATTENDED NORTH LITTLE ROCK SCHOOLS AND EARNED HER GED. JAN ATTENDED KING SOLOMON BAPTIST CHURCH  WHEN SHE LIVED IN NLR. SHE GRADUATED FROM THE ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND MOVED TO CALIFORNIA WHERE SHE MADE HER HOME FOR 30 YEARS. SHE ATTENDED CHABOT JUNIOR COLLEGE IN HAYWARD, CA. STANFORD UNIVERSITY; SATELITE CLASS, USC CAMPUS TURLOCK, AND LOS ANGELES, CA. WHERE SHE RECEIVED HER BACHELOR'S DEGREE. SHE ALSO RECEIVED A  MASTER'S DEGREE IN 1996 FROM CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, STANILAUS TURLOCK, CA.

SARAH DEPARTED THIS LIFE JULY 5, 2014 IN STOCKTON, CA. PRECEEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS; MR & MRS. WILLIAM STROUD,  GRAND PARENTS; MR. ALFRED AND MRS. LAVANAH STROUD, MR. SADLOCK, MRS. IRENE MORRISON,  MR. HIRAM WILKINS (WHOM SHE CALLED " DADDY" ), BROTHERS; LEON, LARRY LEE, THOMAS EARL (NANCY), WILLIAM (HARRIETT) STROUD JR., SISTERS; EMMA JEAN (CHARLES) STROUD DUNTON, EDNA MAE (BERNARD) STROUD HAMPTON AND ROSE MARY STROUD.

SHE LEAVES TO CHERISH HER LOVE; BROTHER; LEROY (LETHA) HAYES JR., OF JACKSONVILLE, AR SISTERS; LAVERNE STROUD EVANS, DONNA STROUD DAVENPORT AND JACQUELYN STROUD ALL OF LITTLE ROCK, AR. SHE ALSO LEAVE TO MOURN HER PASSING; HER AUNT; ROTELIA WILKINS (WHO RAISED HER, AND WHOM SHE CALLED MAMA) AND MS. LETICIA MAYNARD (FRIEND AND CAREGIVER). AND A HOST OF OTHER RELATIVES AND FRIENDS. GRAVESIDE SERVICE WILL BE SATURDAY 11:00AM AT ARKANSAS MEMORIAL GARDENS HWY 161 SOUTH NLR. PASS ST. LUKE BAPTIST CHURCH. GILLESPIE & KELLY STAFF WILL BE SERVING THE STROUD FAMILIES. GILLESPIE & KELLY FUNERAL HOME 2420 ARCH STREET (KELLY SMITH FUNERAL DIRECTOR). 501-376-7892 / 612-5607. WE INVITE YOU TO SIGN  THE ONLINE/CONDOLENCE REGISTER BOOK, SEND FLOWERS AND LIGHT A " IN MEMORY OF " CANDLE AT www.gillespiekellyservices.com

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