Sara Bizzard

Sara Brown Bizzard

Sara Brown Bizzard, age 65, was born in Savannah, Ga., on May 19, 1953

toAbraham (AC) and Ruth Smalls Brown. She graduated from

Savannah State University in 2001 where she obtained an undergraduate

degree in Criminal Justice and was an active member of the universities’ band.

She completed additional studies in 2004 at Armstrong Atlantic

University where she received a Masters Degree in Adult Education.

Her professional life and volunteerism was dedicated to serving the

needs of others in our community. As a longtime member of

the Martin de Porres Society she assisted with many of their

community service projects for disadvantaged children and their families.

Her spiritual life was strengthened through her membership at the

Historic First Bryan Baptist Church.

She was an outstanding employeeat the Savannah Regional Youth

Detention Center where she worked diligently as a Juvenile

Correctional Officer; a Case Manager at Gateway Behavioral Health

and as an Adult Health Literacy Teacher at Union Mission. Sara will be

remembered as a loving and devoted mother, grandmother, family

member and friend. She embraced each of these relationships with

much love. She has left a lasting legacy. In addition, to her parents

she was predeceased by her siblings Jake( Bubba) Brown, Jesse

Brown and Daisy Brown


Sara leaves to cherish her memories: husband, Mr. Atif Fard (Ricky)

Bizzard;sons, Mr. Ibn Bizzard (Ivory), Mr. Kasib Bizzard; daughters

Mrs. Erica Bizzard Grant (Alphonso), Ayesha Bizzard Daniels, Latifah

Bizzard and Ihsaan Bizzard- Goodine (Michael); siblings, Mrs. Inez

Anderson of New Britain, Conn., Ms. Mildred Brown, Ms. Susie (Penny)

Brown. and Ms. Betty Jean Brown; step- sister, Ms. Sarah Johnson;

mother- in - law, Mrs. Carrie Bell Jackson Bizzard; brother-in-law,

Mr. Abul Fard (Dean) Bizzard, 22 grandchildren and a host of other

relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at The Historic First

Bryan Baptist Church, Saturday, October 13, 2018, 11: 00 A.M.

Interment: Hillcrest Abbey West. Visitation will be Friday

from 6pm-8pm in the Chapel of Williams and Williams Funeral Home.

Professional services entrusted to Williams and Williams Funeral Home.