Born 1920s.
Daughter of Samuel Everett Puckett
and [private mother (unknown - 2000s)]
Sister of
[private sister (unknown - unknown)], [private sister (unknown - unknown)], [private sister (unknown - unknown)], [private sister (unknown - unknown)], [private brother (unknown - 2000s)] and Shirley (Puckett) Abraham
Mother of
[private son (unknown - unknown)], [private daughter (unknown - unknown)], [private son (unknown - unknown)] and [private daughter (1940s - 2010s)]
Died 2010s.
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Biography
Wilma Jean Puckett Rafferty passed away Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010, in Thomasville. Born June 20, 1929, in Rockford, Ill., to Samuel Everett Puckett and Fannie Puckett. Ms. Rafferty was raised and married in Rockford. She and her family lived in various cities throughout the Midwest, including Milwaukee, Des Moines, Iowa and West Lafayette, Ind. While residing in West Lafayette she obtained her bachelor's degree from Purdue University in elementary education. She and her husband then moved to Morton, Ill., where they lived for more than 20 years and where Lester Sr. ultimately retired. A few years after the death of her husband, Wilma moved to Thomasville to be near her daughter, Kathleen. Survived by daughter, Kathleen Rafferty Ashman (husband, Marcus, children, Sarah and Christopher); son, Lester Rafferty Jr. (wife, Barbara, children, Dana and Jay); granddaughter, Lynn Marie Rafferty Hiott; and grandson, Charles Cecil Rafferty Hiott; sisters, Shirley Abraham, Janet Kliebe, Betty Miller, Joan Spencer and Barbara Kirchner; and a host of nieces, nephews, and great-grandchildren. Predeceased by parents; husband of more than 50 years, Lester Rafferty Sr.; son, Cecil Robert Rafferty; daughter, Sandra Rafferty Curtin; and brother, Everett Puckett Jr. - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/rrstar/obituary.aspx?pid=145826510#sthash.volWY9ui.dpuf
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