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- Sara's middle name confirmed by her sister, Ann.
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MRS. SARA O'KEEFE TO WED
She Will Be Married March 30 to James W. Walker Here
Mrs. Sara Mitchell O'Keefe of Old Westbury, L. I., widow of John E.O'Keefe Jr., and James W. Walker, son of Mr. and Mrs. George H. Walker of 1 Sutton Place, obtained a marriage license yesterday afternoon at the Municipal Building. They plan to be married on March 30 at the Ritz-Carlton.
The bride-elect, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ledyard Mitchell of Grosse Pointe, Mich., and East Hampton, L. I., made her debut in the 1935-36 season in Detroit. In 1937, she was married to Mr. O'Keefe, who died in September, 1943, while on active duty as a lieutenant in the Naval Reserve.
[New York Times, 20 March 1948]
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WALKER--Sara Mitchell, of Hobe Sound, FL., formerly of Oyster Bay, L.I. Died at home, Monday, Sept. 23, 1996 after a long illness. Survived by her husband, James Wear Walker; brother W. Ledyard Mitchell and sister Ann Campbell of Michigan; son John O'Keefe of Dover, MA, daughters Sheila O'Keefe Todd of Denver CO, and Hilary Walker Gilmore of Toalatin, OR; grandchildren, William Walker Todd, Whitney DeForest Todd, James Bridger Todd, James Tucker Gilmore and Eliza Johnstone Gilmore. Private services will be held for family members in Kennebukport, ME.
[New York Times, 24 September 1996]
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