Sara Kibler Jeffers

SMITHFIELD - Sara K. Jeffers, 83, was taken by the
Lord to be with her beloved husband, Vinza, on
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2003. She was born in Appalachia,
Virginia and had been a lifelong Peninsula resident.
Mrs. Jeffers was a member of Trinity United Methodist
Church, where she was very active in many ministries,
including over 50 years with the kitchen committee.
She is survived by five children, Mike Jeffers and his
wife, Renee, of Newport News, Susie Garrett and her
husband, William, of Raleigh, N.C., Scott Jeffers and
his wife, Cheryl, of Smithfield, Tom Jeffers and his
wife, Marilyn, of Sandston, Va., and Jack Jeffers and
his wife, Billie Jean, of Newport News; one sister,
Pat Tilman of Newport News; four brothers, Wallace
Kibler, of Kingsport, Tenn., Jack Kibler of
Appalachia, Va., Kenneth Kibler of Bluefield, W.V.,
and Bill Kibler of Newport News; twelve grandchildren
and nine great-grandchildren. She was preceded in
death by her husband, Vinza Jeffers, and two brothers,
Richard Kibler and J. B. Kibler. The family will
receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13,
2003 in W. J. Smith & Son Funeral Home. A funeral
service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14, 2003
in the chapel of W. J. Smith & Son Funeral Home.
Burial will follow in Peninsula Memorial Park.
Memorial donations may be made to Trinity United
Methodist Church, 228 29th Street, Newport News, Va.
23607. Arrangements by W. J. Smith & Son Funeral Home.

Published in the Daily Press on 12/12/2003.