Willie Mae Sandrell, age 90, of Lawrenceburg, TN passed away Friday, February 09, 2024, at Southern TN Regional Health System in Lawrenceburg, TN. She was a native of Blount County, AL, a retired bookkeeper at Sandrell’s Used Cars, and a member of New Prospect Church of Christ.
She was preceded in death by her parents, William Cecil and Mae Belle Miller Clayton; her husband, Carl Franklin “Pee-Wee” Sandrell; one brother, Clyde Boling; and two sisters, Dorothy Wheeler and Helen Jean Phillips.
She is survived by one daughter, Deborah Murphy (Pete) of Smyrna, TN; one son, Wade Sandrell (Lydiana) of Nashville, TN; four grandchildren, Jason Ray McAfee (Kylie) of Franklin, TN, Eric Adam Esters (Whitney) of Bloomington, IN, Caroline Anne Sandrell (Jonathan) of Hendersonville, TN, Carlton Wade Sandrell II of Nashville, TN; three great-grandchildren, Coleman Hubbard, Cooper Bowman McAfee, and Ivy Mae McAfee; sisters-in-law, Lois Bostelman and Shelby Jean Brown, both of Columbia, TN; brother-in-law, Marvin Ray Sandrell of Columbia, TN; many beautiful nieces and handsome nephews.
Arrangements are being handled by Neal Funeral Home, 231 N. Military Avenue, Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. The family will receive friends from 9:00 AM to 10:45 AM Wednesday, February 14, 2024, at Neal Funeral Home. Graveside services and interment will be conducted at Mimosa Cemetery at 11:00 AM Wednesday, February 14, 2024, with Leslie Shadrick officiating. The family suggests memorials be made to New Prospect Church of Christ. Condolences may be sent by way of our website at www.nealfuneralhome.net.

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