Sara Louise Wilson Koontz

April 23, 1933 - January 31, 2022

MOCKSVILLE – Mrs. Sara Louise Wilson Koontz, 88, of Dorse Road, died Monday, January 31, 2022, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. She was born on April 23, 1933, in Mocksville to the late James Butler and Hattie Powell Wilson. Sara was a lifelong member of the church of Christ. She grew up worshipping at Jericho Church of Christ and for the past 27 years was a member of North Main Street Church of Christ. She had many cherished friendships she had made through the church. Sara loved being a homemaker and taking care of her family. In her younger years, she worked part-time at Belk of Mocksville before staying home to keep her granddaughters. Her family was very important to her, and she always looked forward to family get-togethers. Sara loved sending cards and had a gift of remembering dates, especially birthdays. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Jerry Lee Koontz; and two sisters, Mabel Pence and Mary Lois Wilson. Survivors include her husband, Oscar Lee Koontz, to whom she was happily married for 70 years, living in the same homeplace for all those years; three children, Jimmy Koontz (Carolyn), Elaine K. Snow (Jimmy) all of Mocksville and Mark Koontz (Amy) of Salisbury; five grandchildren, Jessica Nichols (Blake), Sara Davis (Caleb), Jamie Wilson (Matt), Jacob Snow (Kawoni) and Logan Koontz; 10 great-grandchildren, Tyler, Levi and Bryson Nichols, Adren and Cass Davis, Brayden, C.J., Emersyn and Madisyn Wilson and Kanen Snow; and nieces and nephews, Walter Pence (Pat), Mary Jo Frye, Wayne Daniels (Mickey) and Doris Yost (Bob). A funeral service will be conducted at 3 p.m., Sunday, February 6, at Eaton Funeral Chapel with Mr. Matt Langfield officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. A private interment will follow at Jericho Church of Christ Cemetery. Memorials may be considered for North Main Street Church of Christ, 605 N. Main Street, Mocksville, NC 27028 or to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.