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Jacobs, Sara M., age 67 of Church Street, Clarington died Friday, April 13, 2007 at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, WV. She was born March 13, 1940 in New Martinsville, WV the daughter of the late Walter Ferdinand and Lillian Elizabeth Fraley Marty. Sara was raised as a member of the Zion United Church of Christ, a graduate of Heidelberg College in Tiffin, OH. She worked for 10 years at the College of Ganado on the Navajo Indian Reservation in Arizona where she served in various capacities, from Director of the Remedial English Program to Administrative Assistant to the President. Since moving to Clarington, she has also been a tutor for many years, working with students from kindergarten through college. At the time of her death, she was the Clerk and Treasurer of The Village of Clarington, OH. She was an accomplished grant writer, having obtained funding for projects in Clarington, as previously she did for The College of Ganado. A few of her other talents were those of seamstress, decorator and upholsterer. She also was a member of the Sons and Daughters of Pioneer Rivermen Survivors include her loving husband of 45 years, Marvin G. Jacobs; her son Devon and his wife, Jane Jacobs of Albany, OH; two sisters, Eileen and her husband, Tom Mignerey of Pensacola, FL and Lois Marty of Clarington, OH; one brother, Marvin and his wife, Heidi Marty of Shade, OH; two aunts, Alma Marty of Clarington, OH and Doris and her husband, Harold Byers of Wadsworth, OH and several nieces and nephews. Family will receive friends on Wednesday from 10-11:30 and from 1:00 until the time of the funeral services at 2:30pm at Grisell Funeral Home & Crematory, 125 Clarinda Drive, Clarington, with her brother, Marvin Marty officiating. There will be an open casket visitation also on Wednesday from 12:30 to 1pm. Interment in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Clarington will follow the services. Sara loved and raised flowers, but she would prefer Memorial contributions to be made to The Clarington Beautification Project, Clarington Town Hall, Clarington, OH 43915 and/or Artists of Indian America, 6636 Mossman PL NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110. Sympathy expressions at www.grisellfuneralhomes.com