Margaret Sarr

A funeral mass of Christian burial for Margaret Ann Ott Sarr, 87, of Cookeville, TN, formally of Norwalk, Ohio, will be held Tuesday, September 1, 10:30 AM at St. Paul Catholic Church in Norwalk, Ohio. Visitation will be Monday, August 31 at Walker Eastman Heydinger Funeral Home in Norwalk from 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM with Praying the Holy Rosary to follow. Burial will be in St. Paul Cemetery. Mrs. Sarr died Wednesday, August 26, 2020. She was born August 21, 1933 on the family farm in Norwalk, Ohio, to the late Lewis and Gertrude (Souslin) Ott. Margaret married the late Richard Sarr on February 20, 1954 and together they raised five children. Mrs. Sarr lived most of her life in Norwalk, Ohio. She recently returned to Cookeville, TN to be near her children, and also lived in Cookeville from 1968 to 1981. Mrs. Sarr was a homemaker to her husband and children. She was strongly dedicated to her religious faith. She enjoyed cooking, sewing, spending time with her family, and playing cards. She was a Cleveland Indians fan and watched every game she could. Her family includes her children Michael (Deborah), Carolyn (Richard) Howell Jr., Kenneth, and James all of Cookeville and Connie Bogard of North Port, Florida; eleven grandchildren, Michael Jr., Stephen, Ryan, Sterling, Timothy, and Meghan Sarr, Molly Green, Richard Howell III, Joshua, Travis, and Calvin Bogard; eleven great-grandchildren, Ashley Roberts, Jillian, Ryan, and Natalie Sarr, Cason Howell, Hailey, Aubrie, Alia, Troy, and Brantley Bogard, and Isla Green; 2 brothers, Norman and Robert (Karen) Ott and sister Betty (Robert) Hipp all of Norwalk. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers and three sisters-in-law, Ralph and Anna Mae Ott, Raymond and Patricia Ott, and Evelyn (Norman) Ott; one sister and brother-in-law, Marcella and Richard Carsten. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul Catholic Church, 98 E. Main Street, Norwalk, Ohio 44857. Walker Eastman Heydinger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.