John A. Jeffries Jr.

John Amory Jeffries, Jr. age 84, a resident of Acton, MA from 1958 to 2008 and Franklin, MA from 2008 to 2012, died peacefully on September 30th, 2012. Born in Milton, MA he was the son of Mr. & Mrs. John Amory Jeffries. A graduate of Harvard College, he was employed by Spencer Kennedy Laboratories, Boston, MA before embarking on a successful career as a self-employed carpenter for thirty-five years. He held various other jobs including employment at Nashoba Valley Ski Area and Nashoba Valley Day Camp. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and the Fox Club. Outside of making his family extremely happy, his passions were classical music with a heavy emphasis on opera, gardening, sailing and an absolute passion for architecture. He is survived by his son Samuel F.H. Jeffries and his wife Yvonne of Franklin, MA and his daughter Elizabeth S. Zeitler and her husband Mark of Orlando, FL, and four grandchildren Kristen, Lindsay, Emily, & William John. He was a the brother of the late David Jeffries of MA, and survived by a sister Miriam Whitney of NH, Benjamin Jeffries of ME and Dr. Peter Jeffries of NH. Relatives and friends are invited to attend his memorial service on Saturday December 8th at 11:00 AM at Woodlawn Chapel, 104 Concord Rd, Acton, MA 01720. A reception will follow in Acton at The Local Table. Guest book at www.actonfuneralhome.com