Sara Sitz Little

AIKEN, SC - SARA SITZ LITTLE, 78, widow of John Wesley Little, Jr., died peacefully January 8, 2013 at her home, surrounded by family. Born in Huntsville, AL, Sara was a daughter of the late Pete and Vivian Parton Sitz. She grew up in Birmingham, AL. In 1951, Sara met the love of her life, John. They were engaged in 1953 and married the following year on June 5, 1954. She attended the University of Alabama but moved to Aiken following John's graduation before she could complete her degree. She and John celebrated 37 years of marriage before John was called Home in 1992. With a committed faith, she spent the next 21 years pouring herself into the lives of her three children, seven grandchildren and her great grand-daughter. Mama rarely missed a major event in her grandchildren's lives. She also devoted time to her Church of 55 years, St. John's United Methodist, and her community. Sara was a long standing member of the St. John's Fellowship Class and Circle 4. She served as an office volunteer at St. John's, was a member of the Aiken Hospital Auxiliary, and worked with the Aiken Christian Women's Club. Survivors include a daughter, Jane Stephens (Greg), Aiken; two sons, David Little (Cindy), Richland, WA, John W. Little III (Lynn), West Palm Beach, FL; seven grandchildren, Sarah Little Jerauld (Mike), John W. Little IV, Lauren Elizabeth Stephens, Gregory Mark Stephens, Jr., Jennifer Paige Little, Andrew Wesley Stephens and Julie Anne Little; a great-granddaughter, Hannah Kate Jerauld; a sister, Dorothy Sitz Jowers, Birmingham, AL and two nephews, Randy Jowers, Columbiana, AL and Scott Jowers, Pelham, AL. In addition to her parents and husband, Sara was preceded in death by a nephew, Earl Douglas Jowers III The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 PM Friday at Shellhouse - Rivers Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 12, 2013, at 11:00 AM at St. John's United Methodist Church with The Rev. Dr. George K. Howle officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be John W. Little IV, Gregory Mark Stephens, Jr., Andrew Wesley Stephens, Mike Jerauld, Randy Jowers and Scott Jowers. Honorary Pallbearers will be the Fellowship Sunday School Class and Circle 4. Memorial contributions may be directed to St. John's United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 809, Aiken, SC 29802 or American Cancer Society, 128 Stonemark Ln., Columbia, South Carolina 29210. Please visit the online guestbook at www.shellhouseriversfuneralhome.com. SHELLHOUSE - RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, 715 EAST PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Sara Sitz Little, please visit our flower store.