Sally Fifer

TAMPA, Fla. - Sally I. (Sutton) Fifer, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, in Dunedin, Florida, after a brief illness. She was a resident of Tampa, Florida

She was born in Rushville, Indiana, on July 9, 1938, daughter of the late Robert and Grace Sutton.

Raised in Pleasant Lake, Indiana, she graduated from Pleasant Lake High School and attended Ball State Teachers College.

She married Leon Ned Fifer on Oct. 6, 1957. He preceded her in death. As an Air Force family, Sally and family lived in numerous U.S. states and in Angeles City, the Philippine Islands.

She retired from Hillsborough County Schools in Tampa as a teacher's aide.

Sally was active in her church, Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church, and its Christian Bible Study group (C.B.S.) as well as volunteering with Nathaniel's Hope Buddy Break. She was a former member of the Pleasant Lake, Indiana Chapter Order of the Eastern Star.

She was a gifted artist and created beautiful painted-glass pieces and other craft works.

A great mother and mother-in-law, she is survived by son, Bruce E. (Sandee) Fifer, of Ninety-Six, South Carolina; daughters,: Brenda S. (Michael) Vetter, of Tampa, Florida, Barbi J. (Robert Solomon) Purcell, of Tarpon Springs, Florida, and Becky L. (James) Sampson, of Bloomington, Indiana; grandchildren, Shaun (Ashley) Futch, of South Carolina, Cory Vetter, of Iowa, Kristin Vetter, of Oklahoma, Joshua Bennett, of Florida, and Andrew Sampson, of Indiana; 5 great-grandchildren; sisters, Mary Sue (Suzy) Adams, of Angola, Indiana, and Margaret (Peggy) Shutts, of Fremont, Indiana; brothers, R. Steven Sutton, of Angola, Indiana, and Gregory (Terry) Sutton, of Hamilton, Indiana; and numerous nieces and nephews; great-nieces and great-nephews; and great-great-nieces and great-great-nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Leon Ned Fifer; grandsons, Sgt. Eric Andrew Fifer and Daniel Z. Purcell; parents; brother, Richard D. Sutton; and sister, Sharon M. (Sutton) Baldwin.

Memorial services will be held held at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Sgt. T. Eric Fifer Scholarship, 107 Cape Charles Court, Ninety Six, SC 29666.