Isaac Junior Jeffries |
Isaac Junior Jeffries, 88, Springdale, AR, formerly of Nevada, passed away on Friday, November 25, 2016 at Earlene Howard Hospice Home in Springdale. He was born on March 7, 1928 in Nevada to Isaac Francis Jeffries and Elsie Mildred (Smith) Jeffries. He married Dolores E. Ennis and she survives of the home.
Isaac was raised in Nevada and graduated from Nevada High School Class of 1945. He served two years in the U. S. Navy on the Island of Saipan after which he returned to Nevada for a time. He then moved to Kansas City, KS where he worked for Midwest Conveyer for 42 years until his retirement. He has lived in Springdale for the past 25 years. Isaac was a member of the First Baptist Church in Lowell, AR.
Survivors include his wife Dolores; one son, Terry Jeffries and his wife Freddie, Springdale; 4 stepchildren; 9 grandchildren, twelve great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Cleotta (James), infant daughter, Diana; and 2 sisters and 1 brother.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, November 28, 2016, at Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada with Pastor Johnny Harp officiating. Interment with Military Honors will follow in Moore Cemetery, Nevada.