Earl Winston Jeffers (1918 - 1994)

Born 7 Aug 1918 in Huntsville, Scott County, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Melody Mary Magdaline (Dobbs) Jeffers — married 11 Jan 1938 (to about 1945) in Scott, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 29 May 1994 at age 75 in Scott County,Tennessee, U.S.A.

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Biography

Earl Jeffers lived in Appalachia, in Tennessee.

Obituary,

Earl Winston Jeffers, 75, of Rt. 1, Pioneer, died suddenly at his home Sunday evening, May 29, 1994. A lifelong resident of Scott County, he was born in Huntsville on August 7, 1918, and was the son of the late Winston and Ettie Dyer Jeffers. He was a member of the Opossum Rock Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sons, Earl Edward and William Donald Jeffers; three brothers: Arthur, Paul and Burl Jeffers; one sister, Ina Newport and a great-grandson, Mike Jeffers. He is survived by six sons: Russell Jeffers; Rodney Jeffers and wife, Carolyn; Roy Jeffers and wife, Melissa; Roger Jeffers and wife, Lola, Keith Jeffers and wife, Ollamae, all of Oneida; and Robert Jeffers and wife, Rosa, of Louisville, Ky.; Two daughters: Phyllis York and husband, Jimmy Ray, of Grimsley, Tenn.; and Waudean Taylor and husband, Leroy, of Oneida; three sisters: Lena McGhee and Marie Barnes, both of Huntsville, and Vergie of Ohio; one brother, Walter Jeffers of Huntsville; former wife, Evie Jeffers; a special friend, Frona Smith; 26 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and many other relatives. Funeral services were to be conducted Wednesday at 12:00 p.m. at the Opossum Rock Baptist Church with the Rev. Paul Chambers and the Rev. Chris Day officiating. Special music was provided by the Segal Phillips Family. Burial was to follow in the Opossum Rock Cemetery with grandsons serving as pallbearers. Jones & Son Funeral Home, Oneida, had charge of arrangements. (Source: The Independent Herald, 2 Jun 1994, unknown page)

Sources

Burial : Opossum Rock Cemetery, Black Oak, Scott County, Tennessee, U.S.A. Burial Date : June 1, 1994 Find A Grave memorial # 64168287 [1]

• Find a Grave, database and images ( https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64168287/earl-winston-jeffers: accessed 04 February 2023), memorial page for Earl Winston Jeffers (7 Aug 1918–29 May 1994), Find a Grave Memorial ID 64168287, citing Opossum Rock Cemetery, Black Oak, Scott County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Theresa/Thunderbird584 (contributor 47100429).

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V3H9-LM9 : 20 May 2014), Earl W Jeffers, 29 May 1994; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNCG-C5N : 4 December 2014), Earl Jeffers and Meloda (Unknown) Dobbs, 11 Jan 1938; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 556, Scott, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNPW-GCW : accessed 26 January 2017), Earl Winston Jeffers in household of Winston Jeffers, Civil District 3, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing ED 177, sheet 4A, line 9, family 65, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1761; FHL microfilm 1,821,761.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPQ1-VV5 : accessed 26 January 2017), Earl Jeffers in household of Winsen Jeffers, District 3, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 5, sheet 18A, line 18, family 258, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2271; FHL microfilm 2,342,005.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4ZP-8MV : accessed 26 January 2017), Earl W Jeffers, Civil District 3, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 76-5, sheet 17A, line 39, family 281, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3932.

• "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:6FS9-V15T : Sun Jan 29 21:03:15 UTC 2023), Entry for Earl W Jeffers and Eva Jeffers, 25 May 1950, Scott, Tennessee, From <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FS9-V15T>