Sandra Sue Hamrick Harlow peacefully passed away Friday, March 27, 2026, at White Birch Communities of Harrisonburg, Virginia.
Born July 17, 1939, in Elkins, she was a daughter of the late Arden Gay and Sadie Wood Hamrick.
Sandy grew up in Mingo and attended Mingo Elementary and Tygarts Valley High School. She was a member of Mingo Presbyterian Church.
Sandy began her college education at Berea College in Kentucky. She paused her time in college to marry Edward Lyle Harlow on June 6, 1958. Soon after, they moved to Fort Sill in Oklahoma so Ed could complete his active-duty service with the U.S. Army. Upon their return to Virginia, they spent a short time in Lexington and then settled in Harrisonburg.
In 1969, Ed and Sandy moved to their farm in Mt. Solon, Virginia, which they owned and operated for 41 years. There, they raised two sons, Lyle Hamrick Harlow and Edward Lee Harlow.
Sandy continued her education at Madison College/ James Madison University, earning a Bachelor of Arts and then her Master’s in Education. She was a Reading Specialist in Staunton City Schools for more than 30 years, during which time she helped thousands of children learn to read.
She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Mt. Solon for more than 40 years. As a pillar of her church community, she led by example and strived to make her church and congregation better. We, as a family, know she has received her eternal life through Christ’s sacrifice.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Lyle Harlow; brother, Neil P. Hamrick; sister-in-law, Linda G. Hamrick; and granddaughter, Sadie Rose Harlow.
Sandy is survived by her sons, Lyle and Lee; daughter-in-law, Regina Cyzick Harlow; and grandchildren, Eli David, Elsie Ray, Korana Sky and Reese Everett Harlow.
