Ruth Alice Jasper Jeffers, 67 years of age, of Nancy, Kentucky, departed this life on Monday, January 27th, 2014 at the Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital in Somerset, Kentucky.
Ruth was born on January 4th, 1947 in the Slate Branch community of Pulaski County, Kentucky, daughter of the late George Galen and Clara Vaughn Jasper. Ruth was a member of Slate Branch Baptist Church and enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. She loved life to the fullest, loved people, never met a stranger and enjoyed softball, bowling and was an avid Rook player. Ruth was also Co-Owner and Operator and Vice President of Cumberland Service Exterminators and Co-Owner and Vice President of Quest Community Services. She was also Co-Owner and Operator of numerous other enterprises.
Ruth was survived by her husband, Jimmy Jeffers, whom she married on August 20th, 1977 at Denham Street Baptist Church; one son, Jeffrey Lynn Jeffers of Somerset, Kentucky; two daughters, Jasmine (and Kevin) Fisher of Nancy, Kentucky and Michaele Marx of Anchorage, Alaska; two brothers, Clifford (and Millie) Jasper of the Oak Hill community of Pulaski County, Kentucky and Jimmy (and Michelle) Japser of Somerset, Kentucky; four sisters, Doris (and Oscar Woods) Randall of Somerset, Kentucky, Georgia Lou (and Woody) Hunt of the Blaze Valley community, Barbara (and David) Burton of Somerset, Kentucky, and Arlene (and Bert) Young of Somerset, Kentucky; six grandchildren, Sean Jeffers, Natalie Jeffers, Destiny Fisher, Kaden Fisher, Jonathan Baker, and Amber Lin Starder; five great grandchildren; two aunts, Nora Jasper and Sylvia Jasper; two sister-in-laws, Nina Jasper and Norma Jasper; numerous nieces and nephews; and a host of other family and friends who mourn her passing.
She was preceded in death by her parents, George Galen Jasper and Clara Vaughn Jasper; two sons, Michael Jeffers and Greg Jeffers; two brothers, Virgil Jasper and Gayland Jasper; and one sister, Roberta Dykes.
Visitations were held on Wednesday, January 29th, 2014 from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at the Southern Oaks Funeral Home in Somerset, Kentucky.
Funeral services were held on Thursday, January 30th, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. in the Chapel of the Southern Oaks Funeral Home with Bro. David Muse and Bro. Jeff Griffith officiating.
Her pallbearers were her nephews: Victor Jasper, Travis Rogers, Bryan Rogers, Cliff Jasper, Marty Hunt, and Donovan Dykes. Her honorary pallbearers were: Troy Hunt, Kerry Cox, and Roger Whitaker.
Burial followed in the Mill Springs National Cemetery in Nancy, Kentucky.
THIS IS A TRIBUTE IN MEMORY OF RUTH,
1 Thessalonians 4. 16-18
(King James Version)
16. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17. Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
18. Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
Ruth was born on January 4th, 1947 in the Slate Branch community of Pulaski County, Kentucky, daughter of the late George Galen and Clara Vaughn Jasper. Ruth was a member of Slate Branch Baptist Church and enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. She loved life to the fullest, loved people, never met a stranger and enjoyed softball, bowling and was an avid Rook player. Ruth was also Co-Owner and Operator and Vice President of Cumberland Service Exterminators and Co-Owner and Vice President of Quest Community Services. She was also Co-Owner and Operator of numerous other enterprises.
Ruth was survived by her husband, Jimmy Jeffers, whom she married on August 20th, 1977 at Denham Street Baptist Church; one son, Jeffrey Lynn Jeffers of Somerset, Kentucky; two daughters, Jasmine (and Kevin) Fisher of Nancy, Kentucky and Michaele Marx of Anchorage, Alaska; two brothers, Clifford (and Millie) Jasper of the Oak Hill community of Pulaski County, Kentucky and Jimmy (and Michelle) Japser of Somerset, Kentucky; four sisters, Doris (and Oscar Woods) Randall of Somerset, Kentucky, Georgia Lou (and Woody) Hunt of the Blaze Valley community, Barbara (and David) Burton of Somerset, Kentucky, and Arlene (and Bert) Young of Somerset, Kentucky; six grandchildren, Sean Jeffers, Natalie Jeffers, Destiny Fisher, Kaden Fisher, Jonathan Baker, and Amber Lin Starder; five great grandchildren; two aunts, Nora Jasper and Sylvia Jasper; two sister-in-laws, Nina Jasper and Norma Jasper; numerous nieces and nephews; and a host of other family and friends who mourn her passing.
She was preceded in death by her parents, George Galen Jasper and Clara Vaughn Jasper; two sons, Michael Jeffers and Greg Jeffers; two brothers, Virgil Jasper and Gayland Jasper; and one sister, Roberta Dykes.
Visitations were held on Wednesday, January 29th, 2014 from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at the Southern Oaks Funeral Home in Somerset, Kentucky.
Funeral services were held on Thursday, January 30th, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. in the Chapel of the Southern Oaks Funeral Home with Bro. David Muse and Bro. Jeff Griffith officiating.
Her pallbearers were her nephews: Victor Jasper, Travis Rogers, Bryan Rogers, Cliff Jasper, Marty Hunt, and Donovan Dykes. Her honorary pallbearers were: Troy Hunt, Kerry Cox, and Roger Whitaker.
Burial followed in the Mill Springs National Cemetery in Nancy, Kentucky.
THIS IS A TRIBUTE IN MEMORY OF RUTH,
1 Thessalonians 4. 16-18
(King James Version)
16. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17. Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
18. Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
Ruth Alice Jasper Jeffers, 67 years of age, of Nancy, Kentucky, departed this life on Monday, January 27th, 2014 at the Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital in Somerset, Kentucky.
Ruth was born on January 4th, 1947 in the Slate Branch community of Pulaski County, Kentucky, daughter of the late George Galen and Clara Vaughn Jasper. Ruth was a member of Slate Branch Baptist Church and enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. She loved life to the fullest, loved people, never met a stranger and enjoyed softball, bowling and was an avid Rook player. Ruth was also Co-Owner and Operator and Vice President of Cumberland Service Exterminators and Co-Owner and Vice President of Quest Community Services. She was also Co-Owner and Operator of numerous other enterprises.
Ruth was survived by her husband, Jimmy Jeffers, whom she married on August 20th, 1977 at Denham Street Baptist Church; one son, Jeffrey Lynn Jeffers of Somerset, Kentucky; two daughters, Jasmine (and Kevin) Fisher of Nancy, Kentucky and Michaele Marx of Anchorage, Alaska; two brothers, Clifford (and Millie) Jasper of the Oak Hill community of Pulaski County, Kentucky and Jimmy (and Michelle) Japser of Somerset, Kentucky; four sisters, Doris (and Oscar Woods) Randall of Somerset, Kentucky, Georgia Lou (and Woody) Hunt of the Blaze Valley community, Barbara (and David) Burton of Somerset, Kentucky, and Arlene (and Bert) Young of Somerset, Kentucky; six grandchildren, Sean Jeffers, Natalie Jeffers, Destiny Fisher, Kaden Fisher, Jonathan Baker, and Amber Lin Starder; five great grandchildren; two aunts, Nora Jasper and Sylvia Jasper; two sister-in-laws, Nina Jasper and Norma Jasper; numerous nieces and nephews; and a host of other family and friends who mourn her passing.
She was preceded in death by her parents, George Galen Jasper and Clara Vaughn Jasper; two sons, Michael Jeffers and Greg Jeffers; two brothers, Virgil Jasper and Gayland Jasper; and one sister, Roberta Dykes.
Visitations were held on Wednesday, January 29th, 2014 from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at the Southern Oaks Funeral Home in Somerset, Kentucky.
Funeral services were held on Thursday, January 30th, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. in the Chapel of the Southern Oaks Funeral Home with Bro. David Muse and Bro. Jeff Griffith officiating.
Her pallbearers were her nephews: Victor Jasper, Travis Rogers, Bryan Rogers, Cliff Jasper, Marty Hunt, and Donovan Dykes. Her honorary pallbearers were: Troy Hunt, Kerry Cox, and Roger Whitaker.
Burial followed in the Mill Springs National Cemetery in Nancy, Kentucky.
THIS IS A TRIBUTE IN MEMORY OF RUTH,
1 Thessalonians 4. 16-18
(King James Version)
16. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17. Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
18. Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
Ruth was born on January 4th, 1947 in the Slate Branch community of Pulaski County, Kentucky, daughter of the late George Galen and Clara Vaughn Jasper. Ruth was a member of Slate Branch Baptist Church and enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. She loved life to the fullest, loved people, never met a stranger and enjoyed softball, bowling and was an avid Rook player. Ruth was also Co-Owner and Operator and Vice President of Cumberland Service Exterminators and Co-Owner and Vice President of Quest Community Services. She was also Co-Owner and Operator of numerous other enterprises.
Ruth was survived by her husband, Jimmy Jeffers, whom she married on August 20th, 1977 at Denham Street Baptist Church; one son, Jeffrey Lynn Jeffers of Somerset, Kentucky; two daughters, Jasmine (and Kevin) Fisher of Nancy, Kentucky and Michaele Marx of Anchorage, Alaska; two brothers, Clifford (and Millie) Jasper of the Oak Hill community of Pulaski County, Kentucky and Jimmy (and Michelle) Japser of Somerset, Kentucky; four sisters, Doris (and Oscar Woods) Randall of Somerset, Kentucky, Georgia Lou (and Woody) Hunt of the Blaze Valley community, Barbara (and David) Burton of Somerset, Kentucky, and Arlene (and Bert) Young of Somerset, Kentucky; six grandchildren, Sean Jeffers, Natalie Jeffers, Destiny Fisher, Kaden Fisher, Jonathan Baker, and Amber Lin Starder; five great grandchildren; two aunts, Nora Jasper and Sylvia Jasper; two sister-in-laws, Nina Jasper and Norma Jasper; numerous nieces and nephews; and a host of other family and friends who mourn her passing.
She was preceded in death by her parents, George Galen Jasper and Clara Vaughn Jasper; two sons, Michael Jeffers and Greg Jeffers; two brothers, Virgil Jasper and Gayland Jasper; and one sister, Roberta Dykes.
Visitations were held on Wednesday, January 29th, 2014 from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at the Southern Oaks Funeral Home in Somerset, Kentucky.
Funeral services were held on Thursday, January 30th, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. in the Chapel of the Southern Oaks Funeral Home with Bro. David Muse and Bro. Jeff Griffith officiating.
Her pallbearers were her nephews: Victor Jasper, Travis Rogers, Bryan Rogers, Cliff Jasper, Marty Hunt, and Donovan Dykes. Her honorary pallbearers were: Troy Hunt, Kerry Cox, and Roger Whitaker.
Burial followed in the Mill Springs National Cemetery in Nancy, Kentucky.
THIS IS A TRIBUTE IN MEMORY OF RUTH,
1 Thessalonians 4. 16-18
(King James Version)
16. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17. Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
18. Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
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