04/13/2026
Sarah Elizabeth “Liz” Warr, 76, of Center, passed away Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Center.
Visitation will be held from 6pm to 8pm, Tuesday, April 14, 2026, at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center. Funeral service will be held at 2pm, Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at Watson & Sons Funeral Home with Rev. Bill Shaw, Jeff Wilburn, and Sister Melba Rodgers officiating. Interment will follow at Old Salem Cemetery in Center.
Born March 14, 1950, in Shelby County, Liz is the daughter of Clifton James Wilburn and Cora Lanelle Nichols Wilburn. She spent her life working in law enforcement, where she served as the first female deputy in Shelby County as well as the first female Justice of the Peace. Liz also served as City Judge for Joaquin and Timpson. In her spare time, she enjoyed gardening and fishing, spending time with family, and attending her grandchildren and great grandchildren’s activities and events.
She is survived by:
Daughters:
Pam and husband Larry Weaver of Center
Penny Sowell of Center
Paula Haley of Center
Grandchildren:
Lindsey Weaver
Weston Sowell
Lainey Ford and husband Jordan
Gema Haley
Noah Haley and wife Angel
Great-grandchildren:
Chesney Davis
Clint Davis
Tennyson Weaver
Sarah Haley
Paisley Ford
Landry Ford
Maverick Ford
Sister-in-law, Helen Warr Windham of Center
Brother, Jeff Wilburn and wife Vicky of Center
Sisters:
Judy Oates of Keachie, Louisiana
Suzanne and husband Eddie Edwards of Emory
Numerous other relatives and friends
Preceded in death by husband, Jimmy Warr; grandson, Clint Weaver; parents, Cliff Wilburn and Cora “Sissy” Nichols Wilburn; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Velt and Joyce Warr; and special cousin, Becky “Jane” Nichols Hudnall.
Pallbearers will be her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Honorary pallbearers will be Tennyson Weaver, Jeff Wilburn, and Larry Weaver.
Online condolences and tributes can be sent at www.watsonandsonsfh.com.
