William "Bill" Howard Jeffers, Jr.

1940 - 2023

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1940

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2023

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William "Bill" Howard Jeffers, Jr. Obituary

Name: Visitation for William "Bill" Howard Jeffers, Jr.
Location: Mount Tabor United Methodist Church's Garden of Remembrance

Published by Legacy Remembers from Jan. 18 to Jan. 19, 2023.

On Monday, January 16, 2023, William "Bill" Howard Jeffers Jr., 82, departed this Earth to be with his Lord and Savior. He was born in Green County, Tennessee to Dorothy Douthat Jeffers and William Howard Jeffers Sr. and grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee. He graduated from Knoxville East High School in 1958, attended the University of Tennessee, and, in 1967, received a B.S. degree in Industrial Technology from East Tennessee State University. He began a career with Western Electric/AT&T and retired from Lucent Technology. After his retirement, he was a trucking company owner and, at times, a driver. He enjoyed woodworking and golf and maintaining his home. He was a devoted and long-time member of Mount Tabor United Methodist Church.

Bill is preceded in death by his parents and his daughter, Stacey Jeffers Tritt. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Paulette Gray Jeffers; daughter, Stephanie Jeffers Belew (Rich); stepson, Marty Speaks (Erica); grandchildren, Jacqui Tritt (Adam), Justin Sparks (Cheyenne), Roland Belew, and Madeline Belew; great-grandchildren, Alyah Tritt, Charles Jeffers (Janet), and Roland "Ron" Jeffers (Katy); and brother-in-law, Tommy Gray (Cathy).

A service will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, January 20, 2023 at Mount Tabor United Methodist Church's Garden of Remembrance. A visitation will follow the service in the church fellowship hall.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Mount Tabor United Methodist Church, 3543 Robinhood Rd., Winston-Salem, NC 27106 or to ALSAC/St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Pl., Memphis, TN 38105. Online condolences may be made at www.salemfh.com.

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January 19, 2023

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January 19, 2023

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January 19, 2023

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Ben Sutliff

January 19, 2023

Condolences for the family on the passing of Bill. I enjoyed playing golf with him for several years. We missed his humor and friendship during those times and after his health kept him from playing. May the Lord bless you during this time.

Steve "Guppy" Gupton

January 19, 2023

Loved playing golf and getting all the jokes he emailed me. So sorry to loose him but glad he´s not hurting anymore.

Jane Kiser

January 19, 2023

Paulette ,Sorry to hear of Bill's passing. Hold on to those memories. He was a good man and the four of us had some good times over the years. He will be missed.

Ed & Anne Beeler

January 18, 2023

Our friendship dates back to at least 1950s, both growing up in Knoxville's Burlington Methodist Church & graduating from East High School in 1958. We kept in touch through subsequent years while living & working in different parts of the country. In recent years we enjoyed several brief visits with him & Paulette in Winston-Salem. We will miss his friendship & offer our most sincere sympathy to Paulette & all in his family.