02/04/2026
Vada Irene Sartin Rich, age 87, of Stevenson, Alabama, passed away on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at her residence.
During Vada’s life, she worked at H.D. Lee, Bridgeport Manufacturing, and Maples in Scottsboro. She was a member of Hopewell Baptist Church for over 50 years., where she sung in the choir and always helped with Vacation Bible School. She loved shopping, painting her nails, and always loved her red lipstick. Though Vada had no children of her own, she fiercely loved all of her nieces and nephews. She was always a big kid herself, and she was always playing on the floor with them or coloring or doing word searches. She loved sewing, making clothes for the kids, enjoyed quilting, and loved her Honey Buns. She will be missed by everyone who knows her.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William Joe Rich; parents, Claude & Dorothy Sartin; brothers, Calvin Sartin, Alvis Sartin, Kenneth Sartin, Paul Sartin, Bobby Sartin, Cecil Sartin, Infant brother Gerald Sartin; sister, Izella Lanford; nieces, Debbie Sartin, Judy Faye Sartin; nephews, Gerald Sartin, Jimmy Ray Sartin, and Sanders Wayne Whitley.
She leaves to cherish her memories, her three sisters, Hazel Carlton (Red), Mary VanAllman, Geraldine Phillips (Jerry Wayne), and a host of nieces and nephews.
The visitation will be 5:00 – 8:00 pm Thursday, February 05, 2026, at Valley Funeral Home in Stevenson. The funeral service will be at 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 06, 2026, at Valley Funeral Home with Bro. Brandon Evans officiating the service. The burial will be at Mt. Carmel Cemetery.
The pallbearers will be Larry Pellam, Mitchell Pellam, Ronnie Sartin, David Rogers, Bobby Rogers, Daniel Adams, and Jimbo Atkins.
The family would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to the nurses and staff of Southern Care New Beacon Hospice, and especially Nikki and Caitlin for the extra love and care shown to our family.
