Sarah Sheely Paysinger

1923 - 2025

Sarah Sheely Paysinger

December 25, 1923 - July 11, 2025

Columbia, South Carolina - Sarah Sheely Paysinger, 101, passed away peacefully on July 11, 2025.

Born on December 25, 1923, in Little Mountain, she was the daughter of the late Jacob Elonzo Sheely and Hattie Stoudemayer Sheely.

A woman of strength, warmth, and quiet dedication, Mrs. Paysinger served her country during World War II as a volunteer with the Signal Corps, War Department, in Washington, D.C., in 1942. She later enjoyed a long and varied career, including roles as a senior sales associate for a national department store on Long Island, New York, and as a sales administrator for an advertising company in Hollywood, California.

She was a lifelong member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Little Mountain, where her faith and community spirit were evident in all she did.

Mrs. Paysinger was a devoted daughter, sister, wife, mother, and grandmother. She is survived by her son, John B. Paysinger III, and his wife, Andrea, of Hilton Head Island, SC; her daughter, Ellen Paysinger Tappero, and her husband, Charles, of Scottsdale, AZ; and her sister, Betty Ann Shealy of Chapin, SC.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, July 21, 2025, at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Little Mountain. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Holy Trinity Lutheran Church - Building Fund, P.O. Box 186, Little Mountain, SC 29075.

Memories may be shared at www.dunbarfunerals.com.