Sarah Paige Slone, 35, died of a fatal gunshot wound on November 21, 2025, at a residence in the Beaver community of Floyd County, Kentucky. Born June 11, 1990, in Martin, Kentucky, she had more recently lived in Delaware, Ohio, while maintaining close family ties in eastern Kentucky. Funeral notices identify her as the daughter of Rachel Gaffney Brown and the late John Slone and note she was a mother to two children, Ethan and Jasmine Brumfield.

Kentucky State Police say Prestonsburg 911 requested assistance late the morning of November 21, and troopers found Slone deceased at a home on Kentucky Route 979. The Floyd County Coroner pronounced her dead at the scene and her body was sent to the state medical examiner for autopsy. When troopers arrived they encountered 35-year-old Joshua Gayheart of Beaver; he was initially arrested on an evidence-tampering charge and later formally charged with murder in connection with Slone’s death. Authorities have not released a motive, the precise sequence of events, or the nature of any relationship between Slone and Gayheart, and investigators say the case remains active.

Did anyone in the Beaver or Delaware communities know Sarah or have information about her movements in the days before November 21?