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" Sarah P. Morgan Addison of Fredericksburg, Virginia, was born August 13, 1931, in Montgomery, Alabama to the late James P. Erkard, Sr. and Mattie (Phelan) Erkard Lee. She was lovingly raised by her father & mom, Pearl (Johnson) Erkard. As a child Sarah joined Bethel Baptist Church in Dayton, Ohio, where her father was a Deacon. She graduated from Roosevelt High School in Dayton, Ohio. She was a civilian federal employee for almost 34 years, retiring from WPAFB. In 2005, she was a founding member & usher of Believers Christian Fellowship Church in Dayton under the pastorage of Rev. Dr. William E. Harris, Jr.

On July 19, 2023, Sarah transitioned from this life to be in the presence of the Lord. She was at home with her daughter and son-in-law, Sandra (Morgan) & Charles Caesar, grandson, Omavi, and loving caregiver Rosanna Prouty. She was preceded in death by husbands Willie Morgan (1972) and Fred Addison of 26 years; her parents; sister Dorothe Shafeek; brother James; stepdaughters Phyllis Devaughn and Wendy Jarvis-Kennedy; nieces Sherline Shipley and Virgerrenia Turner; and several extended family members and close friends. Sarah leaves to celebrate her legacy her daughter & son-in-law; son Norvain (Yvonne) Morgan and daughter Sheila Morgan Hill whom she shared with her friend and their mother, Gloria Dove; sister Mattie Pearl Lightfoot; 6 step-children, Michael (Cassandra) Morgan, Wayne (Jimmie) Addison, Valerie (David M.) Williams, Iris (Lawrence) Grier, Yolanda (Paul) Salaam-Addison, and Tara Addison; 6 grandchildren, Omavi & Ammad Caesar, Shaunte Matthews-Jones, Sandria Johnson, Norvain Morgan, Jr., & Jessica Addessi; devoted nephews & nieces, William “Rick” Rucker, Kevin (Ashley) Rucker, Rahneia Shafeek, Timika Shafeek (Arthur) Horton, & Janice (Stephen) Haley; several close friends including Delpha Moore; and through her blended families, a host of in-laws, nieces, nephews, grandchildren, great (1, 2, 3x) grandchildren; other relatives, and her church family. Sarah loved, was loved by, and touched more people than can be named here. She will be missed for her compassionate, sassy, loving, & giving spirit. "