Sara Lou Vause Kehm, beloved wife and mother and great friend to many, passed away on August 10, 2011. She was 88. Sara was born on October 7, 1922 in Pearson, Georgia to George Henry and Minnie Lee (Pafford) Vause. She was the fifth child of seven children. There were five boys and two girls, all of whom are deceased. In December of 1945 she married John Max Kehm of Baltimore, Maryland. They were married 55 years before his death in March of 2001. They lived in Baltimore, Maryland; Denver Colorado for 18 years; and New Orleans, Louisiana for 23 years. They moved to Big Rapids, Michigan in 1996. Sara worked in the aerospace industry for Martin Lockheed for many years. She was a lifetime member of the Lambda chapter of Chi Sigma sorority. She was also a member of Sweet Adelines, Daughters of the American Revolution and Daughters of the Confederacy. Sara was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Big Rapids. She is survived by one daughter, Karen (Jim Hoerter) of Big Rapids and one son, Jack (Sharon Borgerding) of Denver, Colorado; five grandchildren: Kellie Kehm and Kristie Koehn of Denver; Christopher Hoerter of Provo, Utah, Sara Kearl of Mountain View, California and Ann Hoerter of Laurel, Maryland; and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services will take place 6:00 p.m. Friday, August 12th at the Daggett-Gilbert Funeral Home in Big Rapids with Pastor Doug Bennett officiating. The family will greet friends 2 hours prior to services at the funeral home on Friday. Burial will be at the Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver Colorado where her husband is interred. A Funeral service will also be held in Littleton, Colorado at a later date. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial contributions in Sara's name be given to a Hospice of the donor's choice.