Cleo East Sledge, 82, of Smiths Grove died at 3:15 p.m. Jan. 28, 2003, at her home.The Barren County native was a homemaker, owner and operator of Merry Oaks Store, an author of two books, a member of Faith Assembly of God and Hays Homemakers Club and a former member of Merry Oaks Methodist Church. She was a daughter of the late Rufus B. East and Minnie Payne East and the wife of the late Willis Freeman Sledge.Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Hardy & Son Funeral Home, Smiths Grove chapel, with burial in Hays Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.Survivors include a daughter, Joyce Sledge Elkins of Smiths Grove; a son, David Sledge of Smiths Grove; seven grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.