Wencie Jeffery

Wencie Vernell Jeffery, 94, of East Ridge passed away on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. Wencie loved to cook, reading the Bible, sewing, being a Mom and playing women’s basketball at Cohutta High School. She hit a winning half-court shot at a game. She enjoyed being around people, especially her customers at K-Mart. She was preceded in death by her brother, Tonnis Deal; sisters, Jessie Davies and Shelby Campbell. Survivors include three sons, John (Patricia) Jeffery, Jr., William (Diane) Jeffery and Mike (Kelly) Jeffery; daughter, Patricia Konig; sister, Bernice Davies; seven grandchildren, five great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, at 2 p.m. in the South Crest Chapel, interment follow at Lakewood Memory Gardens South. Please share expressions of sympathy at lane-southcrestchapel.com. The family will receive friends from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10, 2018, at the South Crest Chapel of Lane Funeral Home & Crematory, at the end of historic Missionary Ridge, Rossville.