Sarah (Sally) Fletcher Timmerman, 82, of Richmond, Virginia, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family, on March 7, 2025.
Sally was born on December 2, 1942, in Brantford, Ontario, Canada to Bob and Doris Fletcher. She attended public schools in Brantford, Ontario, after which she went to Coker College in Hartsville, South Carolina, earning cum laude degrees in French and Business. After graduation she married Tim, her childhood sweetheart. During their marriage they lived in various parts of the United States and Canada before settling in Greenville, South Carolina, where they worked and raised their family for over 30 years.
While in Greenville, Sally was an active member of Westminster Presbyterian Church and particularly cherished her involvement in Circle 3. She participated in many of Westminster’s outreach programs. She volunteered at Carolina Retirement Center (CRC), befriending and empowering its residents and considering many of them to be extended family. Her work at CRC developed into involvement with Gateway House, a clubhouse model designed to provide rehabilitation services to adult men and women recovering from mental illness.
Sally was known as a fierce protector of her family and was never more proud than when sharing the accomplishments of her children and grandchildren.
She is survived by her husband of 60 years, W. P. (Tim) Timmerman III of Richmond, VA, her children Martha Timmerman Speight (Bobby), Fletcher Timmerman Bowden (Mark), W. P. Timmerman IV (Leah), Jess Washburn Timmerman (Sarah), her grandchildren Wilton (Alexa), Griffin (Kirsten), and Jess Speight, Margaret and Anna Bowden, Tatum and Quin Timmerman, and James and Molly Timmerman. She is also survived by her sister, Louise Fletcher Morrison, and her siblings-in-law Evelyn Fletcher and Tye Joyce, and was preceded in death by her brother Robert James Fletcher III and her sister Martha Fletcher Joyce.
A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, March 9th at Bliley’s Funeral Home, 3801 Augusta Ave. at 11:00 am. Family is accepting visitors at Bliley’s beginning at 10am and will be hosting a drop in immediately following the service at 3 Canterbury Rd.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Gateway House, 415 Rutherford St, Greenville, SC 29609 or to Westminster Presbyterian Church, 2310 Augusta Street, Greenville, SC 29605, or to the charity of your choice.
“Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting down the lamp because the dawn has come.” – Tagore