Sarah Hovey Gullatte

Sarah Hovey Gullatte of Salem, Alabama, peacefully went home to be with her Lord and Savior, surrounded by her family, on Friday, February 20, 2026, at the age of 96. She was born on March 30, 1929, to John and Nellie Hovey.

Sarah was a graduate of Beauregard High School and Auburn University, and she taught school at Salem Elementary School and Beauregard Elementary School in Lee County. She was a homemaker, enjoyed sewing, arranging flowers, Auburn football, and fishing – with two cane poles. She also supported her husband, Bob Ed, in their farming operation in Salem.

She was a faithful member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church for over 70 years, where she taught the Adult Ladies Sunday School Class, hosted weekly prayer meetings, sang in the choir, volunteered with Vacation Bible School and GAs (Girls in Action), and was a strong supporter of missions. Yes... Sarah was a firm believer in the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Sarah was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Robert Edwin (Bob Ed) Gullatte, Sr., their infant son John Steven, and her siblings, Johnnie Vanderford, Luellen Stephenson, and Robert Hovey.

She is survived by her sons Robert Edwin (Ed) Gullatte, Jr. (Shell) of Salem, Alabama, Jimmy Gullatte (Tracy), of Hoover, Alabama; daughter Ann Dixon (Ken) of Salem, Alabama; and her grandchildren David Gullatte (Julia) of Homewood, Alabama, Garrett Dixon (Robin) of Salem, Alabama, Daniel Gullatte (Melissa) of Hoover, Alabama, Mary Kendall Dixon of Salem, Alabama, and Robert Caylor Dixon of Salem, Alabama; and great-grandchildren Blair Gullatte, Natalie Gullatte, Ava Gullatte, Lily Gullatte, Chandler Jane Dixon, and James Cash Dixon.

Services will be held on Tuesday, February 24, at 11:00 AM CST at Jeffcoat Trant Funeral Home in Opelika, Alabama. Visitation will precede the service at 10:00 AM CST.

Pallbearers: Garrett Dixon, Daniel Gullatte, David Gullatte, John Gullatte, Bob Hovey, Jim Hovey, and Jay Snellings.

In place of flowers, please give to the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Building Fund, 6314 Lee Road 175, Salem, AL 36874, or the Alabama Baptist Children’s Home, 2681 Rocky Ridge Lane, Birmingham, AL 35216.