Audrey Mae Sloane

Audrey Mae Price Sloane, 89, of Charleston, South Carolina, passed away on September 30, 2026, following a courageous year-long battle with cancer.

Born on June 5, 1937, in Rockingham County, North Carolina, Audrey was the beloved daughter of the late John William “Roy” Price and Ethel Turner Price. She grew up in North Carolina and graduated from Bethany High School in 1955. Following graduation, she proudly enlisted in the United States Air Force, where she served six years of active duty with honor and dedication.

Audrey spent more than two decades working for the Kansas City Chiefs and at Kauffman/Royal Stadium, where she enjoyed the excitement surrounding the teams and their fans. Her work also fed her love of travel. She explored the world with various travel groups, embarking on cruises, railroad journeys, and international adventures, making memories and friendships along the way.

A lifelong learner with a deep commitment to helping others, Audrey returned to school later in life and earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work from Central Missouri State University at the age of 67. Her pursuit of that goal was a testament to her determination and generous spirit.

Audrey spent 47 cherished years living in Missouri, where she built a life filled with treasured memories, friendships, and experiences. Later in life, she made the heartfelt decision to move to Charleston, South Carolina, to be closer to her beloved granddaughter and precious great-granddaughters, Jessica, Marlowe, and Lani. This move brought her closer to family and allowed her to enjoy the special joy of being part of their lives and watching her family grow.

Audrey was a woman of many talents, but she was perhaps best known for her remarkable green thumb. She found immense joy and peace in tending plants, both outdoors in the soil and inside her home. Her generosity was as abundant as her gardens: she lovingly propagated cuttings from her houseplants and shared them with countless friends, family members, and neighbors, leaving a living legacy of her warmth and kindness in the homes of many.

She was preceded in death by her daughter, Audrey Marie Sloane; her parents, John William “Roy” Price and Ethel Turner Price; her brothers, John Price and David Price; and her sisters, Mary Price Wall, Loraine Price, Annie Price Denson, and Linda Price Bennett.

Audrey’s memory will be cherished by her surviving children, Betty Sloane Sola and her husband, Sam, of Goodyear, Arizona; Delores “Dee” Sloane Skripps and her husband, Tom, of Eagle River, Alaska; and John Sloane of Lakewood, Washington. She is also survived by her granddaughter, Jessica Skripps Shearer, and her husband, Brandon; her precious great-granddaughters, Marlowe and Lani Shearer; her brothers, Eli Price of Pine Hall, North Carolina, and Thomas Price of Stokesdale, North Carolina; her sister, Margaret Price Norris of Madison, North Carolina; and a host of loving nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews.

Her strength, independence, and the beauty she planted in the world will never be forgotten.

In accordance with Audrey’s wishes, she has been cremated. Her family will scatter her ashes privately across the many places she loved throughout her life.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations in memory of Audrey Price Sloane to Flat Rock United Methodist Church in Stokesdale, North Carolina, or to Christ United Methodist Church in Independence, Missouri