Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Woodward Sale was born on April 4, 1925 in Richmond, VA to the late Overton Sidney Woodward and Gretchen Clement Woodward. Mrs. Sale died on January 7, 2015 at the Hermitage in Richmond. She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Dr. Thomas W. Sale, Jr. and by her brother, Col. Clement Lee Woodward. Mrs. Sale is survived by sons, Thomas W. Sale III and wife, Daphne, Carter Woodward Sale and wife, Karen, John Cabell Sale and wife, Melissa, and daughter, Sidney Sale Bland and husband, Richard; and her grandchildren: Thomas Wirt Sale IV, Wesley Bland, Anne Carter Bland, and Susan Sale. She is also survived by her sister-in-law, Betty H. Woodward and her nephew, William Woodward. A 1942 graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School and a 1946 graduate of the Richmond Professional Institute (now Virginia Commonwealth University/Medical College of Virginia), Mrs. Sale worked as a medical technologist at McGuire Veteran's Hospital in Richmond until her children were born. A Hampton resident from 1957 to 2012, Mrs. Sale was a longtime member of St. John's Episcopal Church and its Bracket Club. For many years, she was a faithful volunteer each week at Sentara Hampton General Hospital's recovery room and at the Hampton Library Friends' Gift Shop. She also served on the board of the Peninsula SPCA for a number of years. She was a member of many genealogical societies, including: the Mayflower Society, the Society of the Lees of Virginia, the Jamestowne Society (James Citty Company), the National Society of Colonial Dames of America (Susan Constant Committee), and the Daughters of the American Revolution. She was a member of the Kecoughtan Literary Circle, the Hampton Medical Auxiliary, the Tarnished Needles, the Sewing Group, and the Merrimac Garden Club. She was a past member of the James River Country Club, the Hampton Yacht Club, the Hampton Roads German Club, and the Hampton Roads Assembly. A visitation will be held on Saturday, January 10 from 5 to 7 p.m. at R. Hayden Smith Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, January 11 at St. John's Episcopal Church, officiated by the Rev. Samantha Vincent-Alexander. Interment will follow in St. John's Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that expressions of sympathy be made in donations to the St. John's Episcopal Church Memorial Fund, 100 West Queens Way, Hampton, VA 23669. R. Hayden Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.