Obituary & Arrangements For Sara (Wells) Terrell

Sara R. (Wells) Terrell

Fairfax - Sara Rose (Wells) Terrell, 60 passed away unexpectedly at Fletcher Allen Health Care on Thursday May 14, 2009. She was born on March 28, 1949 in Shreveport, LA daughter of Frederic Wells and the late Betty (Maggi) Wells. Sara had dedicated her life to helping others. Upon arriving in Vermont she found a calling to enter the Emergency Medical Services and joined Fairfax Rescue. From then on, Sara’s passion was in sharing her knowledge and devotion to health care through teaching Emergency medicine to students throughout Vermont. She had been a proud member of Fairfax Rescue and served as an area training officer for over 20 years. Her skills and dedication have been passed on to her numerous students who continue to help those in need. Sara also enjoyed numerous years as an operating room nurse in Louisiana, Texas, and in Vermont at Fletcher Allen Health Care. Sara’s relationship with God was paramount to her and guided her in her daily interactions with others. Sara prided herself for her patience. She was a Eucharistic minister and Reader at St. Luke Catholic Church. Sara shared her love and patience with her animals as well, her hound dogs Isabel and Aristotle were her constant companions and the apples of her eye as well as her cats Harley and Thibodeaux. Sara will be greatly missed by those who knew and loved her and her dedicated skills of helping others will continue through her students.

She is survived by her very special niece Denise Wells with whom she shared her home in Fairfax, her father Frederic Wells, Sr. of Shreveport, Louisiana, her two brothers, Rick Wells and wife Sue of Michigan and Danny Wells and wife Betty of Louisiana, her two sisters, Susan Todd and husband Dennis of Louisiana and Cindy Carter and husband Mike of Tennessee, a special Aunt Barbara Hall of Louisiana and several other aunts, uncles, nieces, nephew, cousins and her extended family of EMS personnel in Franklin County.

She was also predeceased by her ex-husband James Terrell whom she had remained friends with throughout the years.

Visiting hours will be held on Tuesday May 19, 2009 from 2:00 – 4:00 and 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. at A. W. Rich Funeral Home – Fairfax Chapel. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday May 20, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Luke Catholic Church, Fairfax with the Reverend Julian Asucan officiating. Burial will follow in the family lot in St. Luke’s Cemetery, Fairfax. Memorial contributions in Sara’s memory may be made to Fairfax Rescue Squad Inc. P.O. Box 228 Fairfax, VT 05454. Arrangements are by John D. Workman, A. W. Rich Funeral Home – Fairfax Chapel, 1176 Main St. Fairfax, VT 05454. The family invites you to share your memories and online condolences by directly visiting www.awrichfuneralhomes.com.