Sarah Alma Ricketts was born on March 27, 1917 in Sutherlin, Halifax County, Virginia United States to Ruth Magdalene (Richardson) Ricketts and Edward Bennett Ricketts, and had siblings Oscar Daniel Ricketts, Estes Beverly Ricketts, Paul Zebedee Ricketts, Amanda Ruth (Ricketts) Barker, Harold Edward Ricketts, and Reuben George Ricketts. Sarah Ricketts died at age 80 years old on October 24, 1997 at Riverside Health & Rehabilitation Center 2344 Riverside Dr, in Danville, and was buried at Highland Burial Park, North Main Street, Danville, Virginia, USA in Danville.