Sarah Elizabeth King, daughter of John Norman King and Carolyn Virginia Brooks King, was born on August 31, 1962, in Calvert County, Maryland.

Sarah made her departure from this life on Wednesday, October 3, 2013, at her home in Prince Frederick, Maryland.

Sarah was preceded in death by her son Brandon Andrew Christopher Gough, her sister Yvette King-Johnson, and Joseph (King) Jones, who she loved like her father.

Sarah graduated from Calvert Country School in 1983. After graduating, she worked numerous jobs, including Calvert Diversified Services (CDS), Holiday Inn and the Department of Social Services.

Sarah was a very affectionate person, a loving mother, sister, aunt, niece, daughter and friend. She did everything she could to provide for her children and her loved ones. She was also a great help to those in the community. Sarah enjoyed shopping, playing solitaire and doing crossword puzzles. Sarah loved to devote her time to her kids. She was dearly loved by her children, siblings, parents, nieces and nephews, cousins and friends.

Sarah leaves to cherish her loving memory: Her children John (Tre) Gough and Katherine (Michelle) Gough; her mother Carolyn King, her father John King, Sr., her grandfather Norman King, her eight sisters: Ruth King-Cottrell (Jim), Sheila Swinton (Larry), Rosetta King, Shelisa King-Doctor (Francis), Cassandra Tyler (Carlton), Barbara Wells (Mark), Ingrid Banks (Michael) and Tammy Valentine (Michael); her four brothers: John King, Michael King (Jean), George Chase (Brenda) and Donnell Farmer; her step mother Susan King and her step-brothers and sisters: Lutcher, Edward, Susie, Penny, and Julie; two godchildren: John Foote and Ke'Zaya Estep and a host of uncles, aunts and other relatives. A special friend: Anthony (AT) Thomas.

Sarah will be truly missed by everyone who knew her. We all loved her but God loved her best. We cherish her memory and know that to be absent from the body is to be present with our Lord.

Arrangements provided by Sewell Funeral Home.