Sara Wilkins Carroll, 84, of Columbia, died Sunday, September 4, 2016. Born December 10, 1931, in Charlotte, North Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Thomas G. Wilkins and Irene Allen Wilkins.

Mrs. Carroll was a 1949 graduate of Central High School in Charlotte. She later ranked 5.0 in the State Tennis Championships. A lifelong Presbyterian, she was always family oriented and was a devoted daughter, wife, mother, and grandmother.

Survivors include her daughters, Anne Carroll Reamer (Joseph) and Kimberly Carroll Hoffman (Phillip); granddaughters, Ashley Mills (Tracy), Kelsey Reamer, Salley Reamer, and Sara Reamer; great grandson, Elias Mills. Also surviving is a sister, Betty Wilkins Ward. In addition to her parents and husband of 60 years, William E. Carroll, she was preceded in death by a son William T. "Billy" Carroll.

The service for Mrs. Carroll will be held 3 o'clock, Friday, September 9th, at St. Martin's-In-The-Fields Episcopal Church with Reverend Tim Ervolina officiating. Inurnment will be held at Ft. Jackson National Cemetery at a later date. The family will receive friends immediately following at the Reamer Residence. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The The Pawmetto Lifeline, 1275 Bower Parkway, Columbia, SC 29212 or The Alzheimer's Association, 140 Stoneridge Dr #210, Columbia, SC 29210.