Sarah Sexton, 86, formerly of Derry, died at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Sunnyview Home.

Born Jan. 28, 1922, in Derry, she was the daughter of Emil and Leah Isabell Reed.

Mrs. Sexton had been a cook for several restaurants in the Butler area.

She was a Protestant.

She is survived by two sons, Barry L. Sexton of Butler and David T. Sexton of Florida; two daughters, Tana Lindsey of Prospect and Janice Tempalski of Slippery Rock; 11 grandchildren; a number of great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Evelyn Clark of Johnstown; a brother, Daryl Reed of Washington, D.C.; and a number of nieces and nephews.

Her husband, Jerry T. Sexton, died April 14, 1982. She also was preceded in death by two sons, two sisters and two brothers.

<B>SEXTON</B> — Friends of Sarah Sexton, who died Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the <B>Thompson-Miller Funeral Home</B>, 124 E. North St. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home with the Rev. Connie Dunn of the VNA Hospice officiating. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Burial Estates.Information and a private guest book are available at www.thompson-miller.com.