To: The Humfleet and Sasser lists From: Glenn E. Perry Here are two old obituaries I have been planning to post. Sarah Elizabeth Taylor was my grandmother--the one I have often referred to as my main source of information on her Sasser and Humfleet forebears. Melvina White was my grandmother's sister. They were daughters of Arthur Humfleet, son of William Humfleet (son of James Humfleet) and Piety Sasser Humfleet (daughter of Henry Sasser). (In addition, my grandfather, Claiborn "Clabe" Taylor, was a grandson of Jesse Sasser , son of Henry Sasser.) SARAH ELIZABETH TAYLOR Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Taylor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Humfleet was born June 19, 1875 and departed this life on December 27, 1960. Mrs. Taylor was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church of Gray, Kentucky, and a member of good standing until her passing. Mrs. Taylor was united in marriage to Mr. Clayburn Taylor in 1899, and to this union ten children were born. Her husband, Mr. Clayburn Taylor, and four children preceeded her in death. She is survived by the following: Mr. Conrad Taylor, Miami Fla., Mrs. Charles Standfield, Lexington, Ky., Mrs. D.S. Elder, Miami, Fla., Robert Taylor, Cincinnati, Ohio, Raymond Taylor, Adington, Maryland, Mrs. Tallie Perry, Tedders, Ky., seventeen grandchildren, and a host of relatives and friends to mourn her passing. Funeral services were conducted at the Hopper Funeral Home Chapel, on Friday, December 30, 1960, at 2:00 p.m. with Reverend C.R. Brock officiating. Interment was in the Barbourville City Cemetery with Hopper Funeral Home in charge. [This apparently is from the Barbourville, Ky., Mountain Advocate. The exact date of the issue is not given on the clipping. Unless my other sources are wrong, the correct date of birth is June 8, not June 18. The spelling of my grandfather's first name should have been Claiborn, not Clayburn.The date of marriage should have been 1897, not 1899. The daughter's married name should have been Stanfield, not Standfield. The name of the son in law (my father) is Tollie, not Tallie.] Mrs. Melvina White Mrs. Melvina White, age 72, died at her home in Grays on September 14. The funeral was held Sunday at 10 A. M. at the Grays Baptist Church and conducted by Rev. Ireland Davis. Interment was in the Cox Cemetery. She is survived by her husband, Noah White, one daughter, Mr. John McNeil, of Grays; four sons, Luther, Reginald and Chester White, all of Detroit Mich., and Edgar of Corbin; one sister, Mrs. Sarah Taylor of Grays; two brothers, J.G. Humfleet and Dickson Humfleet of Mary Helen, Ky. [This presumably was published in either the Barbourville Mountain Advocate or the Corbin Times Tribune. The date of the issue is not available. The year was 1951. The name of the hamlet is given as Grays, which represents the popular pronunciation, whereas maps and road signs show it as Gray.] ***************************************** Glenn E. Perry Department of Political Science Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN 47809 USA E-Mail: psperrg@scifac.indstate.edu (812)237-2505 (office) (812)234-5661 (home) ****************************************