Sara Javers

Sara Javers, 26 of Tea, South Dakota, died Friday, October 12, 2012 at the Sanford U.S.D Medical Center, Sioux Falls, South Dakota following a 3 year battle with appendix cancer. Sara Nicole Javers was born on November 12, 1985 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD the daughter of Wilbert and Karla (Burma) Javers. She grew up in the rural Tea area attending grade school in Chancellor. Sara was active in high school where she played the clarinet and was selected to attend All State Band. She played softball and was part of the State Champion team. She went on to graduate as the class salutatorian of Lennox High School class of 2004. Sara continued her education at South Dakota State University where she graduated with honors with a degree in child psychology. While at SDSU she was a member of the Pride of the Dakota's Marching Band in the color guard. She became captain of the color guard her senior year. After graduation and completing her internship in Omaha, NE, Sara began work as a Child Life Specialist at Sanford Children's Hospital in Sioux Falls. Sara was an active and faithful member of Lennox Ebenezer Presbyterian Church. Her love for her Lord, Jesus Christ led her to become a church high school youth group leader. She also went on several church mission trips including Mexico, Haiti and to West Virginia with Habitat for Humanity. She chaperoned a Lennox High School Spanish trip to Spain and other European countries and was the Lennox High color guard advisor for five years. Sara's love for photography inspired her to open her own photography business, More Than A Thousand. Sara enjoyed the outdoors, biking, hunting and fishing. She loved her dog Esme. Sara was preceded in death by her grandparents, Edward and Alberdena Javers and Lawrence and Marjorie Burma. Grateful for having shared her life are her parents, Wilbert and Karla Javers, Tea; siblings: Michelle Wolf, Hartford, Travis Javers, Lennox, Jeremy (Amber) Javers, St. Joseph, MO, Brad (Jenifer) Javers, Tea, Clint (Teresa) Javers, Minneota, MN and Adam Javers, Tea; eight nieces and nephews: Kirby, Jordan, Kenadi, Brooke, Atticus, Carson, her Godson-Mason and Dylan; numberous aunts, uncles, cousins, other relatives and a host of friends. Services will begin at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17 at Lennox Ebenezer Presbyterian Church. Visitation for the public will begin at noon Tuesday also at Lennox Ebenezer, with the family present from 6 to 8 p.m.

Sara Javers

November 12, 1985 - October 12, 2012

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