Sally L. Coomer
Sally L. Coomer of Versailles, Ohio, passed away peacefully with her three children at her bedside on Thursday, January 14, 2021, from COVID-19 complications. She was born September 30, 1943, in Springfield, Ohio, to the late Rev. Harry W. Heath and Ferne C. (Holton) Heath.
Sally graduated in 1961 from Northeastern High School, east of Springfield, Ohio, near the little town of Catawba. After high school, she attended Anderson University to become a home economics teacher, but decided she wanted to be a homemaker instead, which she did with great zest! Not only was she a homemaker, she was an artist, a seamstress, a cook, a baker, a caregiver, a gardener, a bicycle repairman, a cheer coach, a pitcher, a home flipper, a painter, a bookkeeper, and even a roofer! But her favorite two titles were wife and mother. She was stubborn and determined enough to do anything she set her mind to as long as she could have supper ready by 5:30 p.m.
In her spare time, she could never sit still, so you’d find her outside inline skating, jumping on the trampoline, ice skating, sledding, biking, twirling baton, and even snowmobiling. If she were inside, the activity of choice was always heated games of Ping Pong against her husband Bill and son Jon, and she was just as competitive against her grandsons!
Her favorite place for the past 50 years has been her home in Versailles where she always felt safe, and where she loved the positivity and friendliness of the people. When she did leave home, her favorite destination was to the Florida heat and beaches with any of her children and grandchildren.
While an introvert by nature, she would attend many business dinners with her husband whilst fooling everyone when she’d really rather have just been at home!
In addition to her parents, Sally was preceded in death by her husband, William C. Coomer, and sister, Cynthia F. Snyder.
She is survived by her children, William C. Coomer III, Jon and Ami (Franz) Coomer, and Carrie S. Coomer; and her grandsons, Will and Heath Coomer. Additionally, she is survived by four siblings, Angela (Allen) Haltiner, Susan Roberts, Sara (Marc), and Tim (Martha) Heath; and many nieces and nephews.