Tracing Her Roots to the Grave

Tracing Her Roots to the Grave

Last year when Sarah Defelice’s estranged mother was dying of a brain lymphoma in Hallsville, Mo., she traveled from her home in South Carolina to be with her during those final days. It had been 17 years since they’d last seen each other in person, and although her illness left her mother speechless as her mind and body continued failing, her eyes welled with tears when she saw her daughter.  Ladonna McLane Nutter died on May 16, 2025, at age 6…