Sara Eunice Sullivan Pracht
Monday, June 6, 2011 at 8:18PM ANDERSON- Sara Eunice Sullivan Pracht of Anderson and Greenville, was born in Anderson South Carolina on October 21, 1929. She was the daughter of the late Jacob Wannamaker Sullivan, Sr. and Eunice Glenn Sullivan. In addition to her parents she was predeceased by brothers Jake W. Sullivan, Jr., and Henry Glenn Sullivan. She is survived by one son, J. Chris Pracht, IV and one grandson J. Christopher Pracht, V. She is also survived by loving care givers, J.B. and Gay Watts, Ms. Pauline Stephenson and Shirley Lance, as well as many members of Buncombe St. United Methodist Church.
“Miss Eunice”; as she was known to her family and many friends, was a graduate of Anderson High School and Converse College, where she received a BA in English and studied voice. She was a Poetess whose book "White Heather," was published in 1969. She was also published in National Poetry and Anthropology and numerous other poetry magazines, as well as the first volume of the South Carolina poetry handbook. Miss Eunice was a lifetime supporter of Anderson Community Theater. While she played numerous roles, her favorite role was that of “The Baroness” in My Fair Lady. She most recently participated in the 75th anniversary Celebration of Anderson Community Theatre, where she appeared in a cameo appearance in 2010. In addition to her love of poetry and theatre, she loved travelling with her family and friends, cultivating her beloved sweetheart roses, reading, writing and studying her family roots.
She was a member of Buncombe St. United Methodist Church, the Poetry Society of South Carolina in Charleston, and the Daughters of the American Revolution. She was also a former member of the Anderson Mental Health Association and the South Carolina Mental Health Association.
Graveside services will be held at 11 AM Thursday, at Old Silverbrook Cemetery with Rev. Grover Putnam officiating. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 6-8pm at Sullivan King Mortuary, Downtown Chapel, 401 North Main St. The family will be at the home of Chris Pracht; 2011 Edgewood Ave, Anderson South Carolina, 29625.
Memorials may be made to: Buncombe St United Methodist Church, 200 Buncombe Street, Greenville, South Carolina 29601 or Converse College 580 East Main Street Spartanburg, SC 29302.
SULLIVAN-KING MORTUARY, Downtown Chapel, www.sullivanking.com
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