Sarah Black

Sarah Black is the deceased mother of Rachel, Rebecca and Jacob Black, and wife of Billy Black. Not much is known of Sarah, except that she died in a car accident some time during Jacob's childhood. Rebecca and Rachel are believed to have taken the news of Sarah's death so badly that they left the Quileute reservation in an attempt to flee the pain that memories of Sarah brought. Jacob has told Bella about how much Billy has told him about his mom and about his two sisters who are twins, but Billy hardly talks about her. Rebecca Black moved to Hawaii to get away from the memories of her mother. He also stated that when Sarah died, her coffin was nailed shut probably because her body was damaged so badly that it was gross to look at.

Etymology
The Hebrew name Sarah indicates a woman of high rank and is sometimes translated as "princess". It also means "lady."