of Searcy, AR

May 17, 1947 - August 23, 2025

Sandra Lynn Harris Boaz, of Searcy, Arkansas was born in Stuttgart, Arkansas on May 17, 1947 and passed from this life on Saturday, August 23, 2025. She was preceded in death by her parents, Bill and Lil Harris and her son, Bobby Boaz. She is survived by her husband, Ned Boaz; daughter, Becky Boaz of Searcy, Arkansas; two brothers, Rick (Jan) Harris of Nashville, Tennessee and Kenny (Donna) Harris of Calvert City, Kentucky; sister, Nancy (Rusty) Meadows of Searcy, Arkansas; son-in-law, Matt Graf; four grandchildren, Annabelle Boaz-Petrie, Kaitlyn Petrie, Moira Petrie and Adam Moore and several nieces, nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews.

Sandra lived most of her early life in Stuttgart, Arkansas until her senior year of high school when her family moved to Searcy and she graduated from Harding Academy. The Harris family was involved in all kinds of sports and while Sandra did not play, she was a lifelong fan. She met and married Harding University basketball player, Ned, in 1965. After Ned graduated, Sandra started keeping her own scorebook for his AAU games to ''keep the other teams honest''. Her love for basketball and keeping the book touched the lives of many Harding University athletes, as she served as the official scorekeeper for the Bison basketball teams for 32 years, retiring just five years ago.

At the age of 25, Sandra became a Mary Kay Cosmetics Consultant, a career that she shared with many women in her 50 years with the company. In addition to selling Mary Kay, she also worked in several offices at Harding University, with the longest time being at Student Support Services. Over the years, Sandra encouraged many students to stay in school with her kind words and understanding smile.

Sandra's other interests included cake decorating and quilting. Over the years, she made dozens of wedding cakes for family and friends. Sometimes those same family and friends received a handmade quilt, as well.

A visitation will be held from 1-2:30 pm on Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at College Church of Christ, with a memorial service to follow at 2:30 pm.

Obituary Provided By:
Roller-Daniel Funeral Home
411 East Race Avenue
Searcy, AR  72145
www.rollerfuneralhomes.com