Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Jefferies, James Edwin, Sr.  November 25, 2009
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  Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 11/26/2009 
  Jefferies Sr., James Edwin   
   
  James E. Jefferies, Sr. PALMYRA James Edwin Jefferies, Sr., 88, passed away 
  peacefully on Wednesday, November 25, 2009, at the M.S. Hershey Medical Center. 
  He joins the love of his life, Kathryn M. (Capp) Jefferies, in eternal life 
  with their Savior Jesus Christ. He was born Tuesday, August 2, 1921, in N. 
  Londonderry Twp., to the late James Landis and Jennie Minerva (Schaffner) 
  Jefferies. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in WWII and the Korean 
  War, earning a Bronze Star and a Bronze Arrowhead. He had worked as a 
  maintenance mechanic for Olivetti Corp. of America, as a plastering contractor, 
  in the sign shop for the State Highway Dept., and as a N. Londonderry Twp. 
  clerk and per capita assessor. He was a member of St. John's E.C. Church where 
  he taught Sunday School, served as Secretary for 27 years, served on the 
  Steward Board, Trustee Board, building committee, and Seybert Prayer Fellowship 
  Group. He was a life member of the Steelstown Gunning Club where he served as 
  secretary and financial secretary. He was active with the Boy Scouts for over 
  30 years. He is survived by a son, James E. Jefferies, Jr. and wife, Brenda of 
  Palmyra; a daughter, Judy M. Jurell and husband, Kenneth of Palmyra; eight 
  grandchildren, Teresa Ardini, Rose LaBox, Vicki Ford, Kory Blauch, Brittni 
  Hoke, Kendra Jurell, Jennifer Jurell, and Chelsi Jefferies; six 
  greatgrandchildren; and one sister, Martha Kurtz of Palmyra. He was preceded in 
  death by a brother, Howard J. Jefferies, and a sister, Verna Jones. Funeral 
  services will be held Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at St. John's E.C. Church, 683 
  Steelstown Road, Annville, 17003 with Pastor William J. McEllroy, Jr. 
  officiating. Friends and family are invited for a time of viewing Friday from 6 
  to 8 p.m. at Rothermel Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc., 25 W. Pine St., 
  Palmyra, 17078 and Saturday at the church from 9:30 a.m. until time of the 
  service. Burial with full military honors will follow in Steelstown Cemetery, 
  N. Annville Twp. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. 
  John's E.C. Church, Grove Building Fund; or Palmyra Caring Cupboard, 131 N. 
  Railroad St., Palmyra, PA 17078.  
  Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 11/26/2009  
  
   
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