Sarah Marjorie Estes Rhodes, age 91, Springfield, returned to the arms of her heavenly Father, Saturday, July 2, 2011 at James River Care Center. Sarah was born March 16, 1920 in Union City, Missouri. She married at the young age of 15 and from this union three children were born. Sarah was saved, baptized and a long term member of High Street Baptist Church. Sarah was preceded in death by her father and mother Alfred and Bessie Bele Estes; brother Max Estes; and sister Lillian Little Beard, all of Clever. Sarah is survived by a son, James "Buddy" Rhodes and wife, Alice of Yuma, AZ; a daughter, Janice Lancaster and Bill of Lees Summitt, MO; a daughter, Jeannia Rhodes of Springfield, Mo; seven grandchildren; Sandy Jaramillo and husband, John, Sharon Rhodes, Mindy Butler, Tim Lancaster and wife, Kathy, Tyler Lancaster and wife, Julie, Jason Lancaster, Shawn Rhodes and wife, Stephanie, and many great and great-great-grandchildren. Sarah had a kind loving heart, she possed divine wisdom and always had the right words of encouragement. She loved the Lord and quoted scripture from the heart whatever the situation. She also loved to play the piano and sing old time gospel hymns. She was called the bird lady for her love of them and knack of nurturing them back to health. Sarah was always very independent; her love was her home and her children. She always had a perfectly cultivated garden and grew a fencerow of Kentucky Wonder Beans and tomatoes as big as a saucer. She loved the Farmers' Almanac and planted by the signs of the moon. She loved to cook and will always be known for her chow-chow burgers. She prided herself in making buttermilk biscuits and cornbread "from scratch". She also kept a pot of homemade peach an applebutter on the stove. You could always tell when she was cooking homemade sauerkraut when you opened the door. She was a very loving mother and grandmother who will be missed dearly. Funeral services will be Thursday, July 7, 2011 at 3:00 PM in Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home, with The Reverends Bill Lancaster and Gary Long officiating, with burial to follow in Eastlawn Cemetery. "Walk tall beloved mother, on the streets paved with gold. Breath easy as you sing with the angels and save a place for us in Heaven".