Mt. Sterling Democrat Message, May 24, 1902, page 2. :
Mrs. Jerry Sarratt, an estimable old lady who has been sick and failing for the last year, passed away in quiet sleep Wednesday morning. Her remains were interred in the Marden Cemetery Thursday, where a large crowd followed to the last resting place. She was 78 years and 17 days old and was the mother of Supervisor L.M. Sarratt of Elkhorn. (end)