Sophie Trent

ATHENS Sophie Shadow Trent, 80, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013, in Athens, Tenn.She was the daughter of the Late Willis A. and Mary Ermlich Shadow. She attended grammer school in Decatur and attended High School in Athens. Her first two years of college were spent at Tennessee Wesleyan College Athens before she transferred and graduated from the University of Tennessee with and A.B.S. degree. She attended Columbia University in New York City and received a masters degree in Fine Arts in 1958.She married Henry Trent Jr. in Athens on May 5, 1956, and they moved to New York City shortly thereafter. They lived in New York City several before moving to Atlanta, where they lived for 27 years. Their family attended St. Martin in the Fields Episcopal Church where Sophie was very active. She was the first woman to be elected to the Vestry. In addition, she was in retailing and operated an antique business for several years.Sophie and Henry have two sons, Henry III, of Athens and William Shadow Trent, of Atlanta, Ga., William and his wife, Lora, have three children, Sophie Katherine, Joseph A. and William Jr. all, of Atlanta.She is survived by two sisters, Lucy Hibbard, of Tallahassee, Fla., and Leatha Ballew, of Chattanooga. Two of her sisters have passed away, Mary Hill, and Muriel Mayfield.Sophie was a special person who saw the beauty in nature. Her home was expertly arranged and reflected her wide interests. Her flower arrangements were outstanding. She loved to fish in ponds and creeks particularly in Meigs Count and was an excellent piscatorial contestant. She loved to garden and enjoyed the spring as much as she could do so. We who know her best, will miss her for she was always "up for the game."As her wish, she will be cremated and placed at a pond on a hillside in Meigs County for a private ceremony.She loved a short quotation which is follows:Life is Eternal, andLove is immortal, and What we call death is only the Horizon,Beyond which we cannot see.Author unknownWe invite you to visit the Trent family guestbook and send a message of comfort to www.serenityfunerals.comSerenity Funeral Home and Cremation Center of Etowah, Tenn., is in charge of arrangements.