Parents:
- Walter Stone Poole [1883-1976]
- Mabel Rebecca (Hungerford) Poole [1889-1957]

Married Richard William Jeffers on March 26, 1946

Children:
- Richard Walter Jeffers [1947-2001]
- Mary Ann Jeffers Young [1948-?]
- David Allen Jeffers [1950-?]
- Eleanor Elizabeth Jeffers Wilkinson [1953-1998]
- Nancy Jo Jeffers Allnutt [1954-?]
- Barbara Carol Jeffers Richards [1955-?]
- Daniel Lee Jeffers [1957-2003]

Obituary

Mrs. Blanche P. Jeffers, 74, of Dickerson, died Friday, March 12 at her residence. She was the wife of the late Richard William Jeffers.

Born April 26, 1929, in Dickerson, she was the daughter of the late Walter S. and Mabel Hungerford Poole.

Mrs. Jeffers was known as "Spunky" and "Granny" by all who loved her. She was a member of Dickerson United Methodist Church and an avid bingo player.

Surviving are her children, Mary Ann Young and husband Thomas of Damascus, David Jeffers and wife Kathy of Poolesville, Eleanor Elizabeth Wilkinson of Dickerson, Nancy Allnutt and husband Dennis of Boyds and Barbara Richards and husband Joseph of Gaithersburg; one sister, Mildred Stottlemeyer of Dickerson; 12 grandchildren, Michelle Leppo and husband Michael, Adam and Andrew Young, Melissa Morrow and husband Bill, Brian Jeffers, Michael Cunningham and wife Brenda, Jennifer Simpson and husband Matthew, Amy, Sarah and Kelly Allnutt, Stacy and Emily Richards; four great-grandchildren, Katie Morrow, Megan Cunningham and Anthony and Stacey Allnutt; a daughter-in-law, Loretta Jeffers; and a number of nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Jeffers was preceded in death by two sons, Richard Walter Jeffers, Daniel Jeffers; three brothers, Harry, Walter, and Raymond Poole; five sisters, Jessie Gibson, Helen Collins, Eleanor Clemens, Dorothy Linthicum, Gladys Rachel; one grandson, Ricky Jeffers; and one son-in-law, Dean Wilkinson.

The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. Monday, March 15 at Hilton Funeral Home, 22111 Beallsville Road, Barnesville. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 16, at Dickerson United Methodist Church, 20341 Dickerson Church Road, Dickerson. The Rev. William Maisch, pastor of the church, will officiate. Bearers will be Michael Cunningham, Matthew Simpson, Thomas Young, Michael Leppo, Brian Jeffers and Lonny Springirth. Interment will follow in Monocacy Cemetery, Beallsville.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Dickerson United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 66, Dickerson, Md. 20842.