Sarah Atherton Stamper, age 78, of Olive Hill, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky, surrounded by her loving family.
She was born Thursday, June 27, 1947, in Belleville, Ohio, a daughter of the late Stanley Caldwell and Marie Horn Atherton.
Sarah was a member of Bethel Christian Church. She enjoyed Sunday dinners, holidays, especially Christmas and spending time with friends, especially her family and grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sons, James Alvin Stamper, Virgil Stamper Jr.; two brothers, Kenny Atherton, Richard McPete and two sisters, Mary Louise Fyffe, Martha Jean Jones.
Sarah is survived by her loving husband of 62 years, Virgil Gail Stamper; two daughters, Debbie (Wade) Thomas of Morehead, Kentucky, Frances (Tim) Glover of Olive Hill, Kentucky; 10 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; one brother, Melvin Atherton of Mansfield, Ohio; three sisters Nina Williams of Paducah, Kentucky, Dorothy Smith of Harrod, Ohio, Beverly Brown of Mt. Vernon, Ohio, along with many other family and friends who will sadly miss her.
Funeral services will be held at 12 noon, Sunday, May 17, 2026, at Globe Funeral Chapel, 17277 W. US Hwy 60, Olive Hill, Kentucky, with Brother Ray Glover and Brother Tim Glover officiating. Burial will follow in Fultz Cemetery on Bethel Ridge in Olive Hill.
