Sarah J. Russell Barron was born April 4, 1934 to Mark and Maggie Sanders in Birmingham, Alabama.

She was one of the first members of Christ Temple Apostolic Church. She worked for General Electric for 42 years.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Elbert Barron, mother and father, Maggie and Mark Sanders, one son, Marlowe E. Barron, three brothers, Walter Love, Willie James and Hank Sanders and one sister, Bertha Mae James. 

She leaves to cherish two daughters, Vanessa and Tamara and four sons, Rayshal (Claudia), Bruce (Rhonda), Timothy (Kimberlen) and Brice , along with a host of grandchildren and great grandchildren.