Sarah Lou Coffey Richardson age 64 went to be with the Lord on February 11th 2022. She was a wonderful loving mother and a best friend. She is gone but she will never be forgotten. Those that knew her know that she was always the type of person to have a smile on her face, a caring and loving heart toward others and a listening ear for all who needed he. She was preceded in death by her mother and father Joyce and Truett Coffey of Tennessee, a brother Warren "possum" Coffey, also of Tennessee. A sister Elaine Maguire of Boone, and a niece Sandra Ward of Boone. Those left to cherish her is her son Mitchell Truett Ward and wife Amy of Lenoir and son Michael Ward of Lenoir, a sister Samra Renfro, her grandchildren Dustin Ward, Dakota Ward, Beth Ward, Michael Ward, Phaedra Ward, Moriyana and Yuri Ward, her great-grandchildren Michael Ward and Matthew Ward and a number of nieces and nephews. She will be deeply missed by her dearest and closest friend Mitzi Beaver, children Chad Beaver, Jessica Cooke, and Clint Henderson.