MITCHELL – Sally Lou Fletcher, 87, passed away Friday, October 16, 2026 at Westview Nursing and Rehabilitation.
Born July 4, 1939, in Lawrence County, she was the daughter of Ollen Cecil and Nora Etta (Roberts) Blake. She married William Bland Fletcher on June 13, 1961 and he preceded her in death March 28, 1986.
Sally was a homemaker. She was of the Nazarene faith but attended Hillcrest Christian Church. Sally enjoyed doing puzzles and loved babysitting her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Friends were very important to her and they were as close to her as family.
Surviving are her children, Brenda Kay Blake of Orleans, William Arthur (Rita) Fletcher of Orleans, and Mark David (Xenia) Fletcher of McDonough, Georgia; four grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson.
Her parents; husband; grandson, Allen Smith; and brother, John Edward Blake, preceded her in death.
Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, October 20, in the Memorial Chapel of Chastain Funeral Home & Cremation Center. Burial will follow at Bass Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Monday, October 19, and from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the service on Tuesday at the funeral home.
