Christine Sasser

Christine Dean Sasser

December 13, 1926 – February 4, 2015

RALEIGH – Christine “Aunt Teenie” Dean Sasser, 88, formerly of Archer Lodge died Wednesday.  She was daughter to the late Carroll & Leila Richardson Dean.  She ran Sassers Grocery in Raleigh for many years and retired after 23 years with the NCDMV.  She loved her family, nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and babies.  Christine enjoyed people and could cook like no one else.  She was preceded in death by her husband of 34 years, Zell Castleberry Sasser, and daughter, Carol Dean Sasser, and all her siblings.

She is survived by her daughters, Zandra Price (Mike), Renee King (Ron “Ronnie”), both of Raleigh, grandchildren, Ronald Christopher King (Julie), David Michael King, great grandson, Jackson Lee King, step grandchildren, Jonathan Price (Ashley), Brandon Price, step great grandchildren, Alyvia & Tanner Price, and many beloved nieces and nephews.

Flowers welcomed or memorials may be made to Children’s Leukemia Foundation, Clyde’s Chapel Baptist Church, or Emanuel Baptist Church, Noble Rd., Raleigh.

Funeral service 3 pm, Saturday, Strickland Funeral Home, 211 W. Third St., Wendell with visitation 2-3 pm, prior to the service, and other times at Renee’s home.  Burial, Clyde’s Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery.