Pastor Charlotta Alberta Sapp-Price

Charlotta “Char” Alberta Sapp Price, the daughter of Alva Charlotta Bowerman Sapp and Albert Richardson Sapp, Sr., was born in Detroit, MI on March 11, 1952 and transitioned to our Lord and Savior on August 22, 2018 in Salisbury, MD. She was the mother of Xavier “Zavy” Sterling Price, big sister to Albert “Ritchie” Richardson Sapp, Jr.; aunt to Dean Richardson Sapp and Daniea Marie Sapp Sullivan; and, godmother to Ryon Jason, Blair Jason-Williams, Anthony “Tony” Gandy, and Capers “Kip” Harper III. Charlotta’s teen and young adult years were robust and active growing-up during Motown Records’ rise in the Motor City. Let it never be said that Char did not know how to enjoy life. She knew all the latest dances during the disco era. A strikingly beautiful young woman, inside and out, she received her BA degree in special education from Wayne State University. She taught in the Detroit Public School System for a number of years before pursuing a very successful career in pharmaceutical sales. In 1990, she moved to the state of Maryland with her job where she began the defining chapter in her life and, undoubtedly, the most rewarding. After spending most of her life caring for others, i.e. helping raise her godchildren, caring for her terminally ill parents, her friends’ parents, her friends, and anyone in need, Char married Jessie Price of Tyaskin, MD and they produced a son Zavy. Zavy is her pride and joy and her “greatest accomplishment”. Her love of and devotion to him had no bounds. As life progressed, Charlotta turned to and developed a close relationship with God as she encountered life’s trials and tribulations. As God guided her through life, He put her on the path of ministry. Her divinity studies were not without challenges and road blocks but under the guidance, direction, and support of Rev. Anna MacIntosh and a host of family and friends, she completed divinity studies for the United Methodist Church. In 2015, she assumed the position of Sr. Pastor at Elsey’s United Methodist Church in Justerville, MD. Charlotta was a loving and caring person to all those who came into her life. She was totally unselfish and willing to sacrifice for those who needed her. Charlotta is survived by her son Zavy; brother Richie and his wife Sarah; half-sister Beverly Watkins and her children; niece and nephew Daniea and Dean; godchildren Ryon, Blair, Tony and Kip; sons/friends John Smith, Aaron Handy and Oshea Kupco; the closest of sisters/girlfriends Madgeline Brown, Devona Eubanks, and Linda Moore-Jason; big brother/friend Roy L. Jason III; brother/friend William Webster; and, a host of relatives, parishioners, and friends. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Pastor Charlotta Alberta Sapp-Price, please visit our Heartfelt Sympathies Store.

Pastor Charlotta Alberta Sapp-Price

March 11, 1952 - August 22, 2018