Marie Juanita (Jennings) Jeffries
Nov 14, 1920 - Jan 11, 2019
Posted by Ann Weber

WILSON-LITTLE FUNERAL HOME
PURCELL-NEWCASTLE, MCCLAIN CO, OK
(permission granted)

Marie Juanita (Jennings) Jeffries, age 98 of Noble, entered Heaven’s gates Friday, January 11, 2019.

The only daughter of Jake and Alice Jennings, Marie was born November 14, 1920 in the Helcel Community near Lexington. She attended Lexington Schools, graduating in 1939. On August 6^th of that same year, she married her true love and life partner, Raphael Franklin “Ray” Jeffries. Marie attended the University of Oklahoma for a time and they later lived in Pennsylvania while Ray was in the Army. It was here that their daughter, Brenda was born. Not too long after, they returned to Oklahoma and settled in Lexington. Marie worked as a substitute teacher for Lexington schools. She loved all the kids and looked forward to her time there. Her greatest joy however was being a wife, mother and grandmother. Marie was a longtime and faithful member of the First Baptist Church in Lexington, and served the church many years by working with children. She was an excellent seamstress and a master at making clothes for her daughter and granddaughter. In 2010, Marie moved to Noble to be closer to Brenda and family. For the last several years, she has attended the First Baptist Church in Noble. She was a woman of strong faith and a great example for others. She will be dearly missed!

She was preceded in death:

          Great-Great granddaughter,   Elliot Clara Burr;

          Her infant son,     James Ray Jeffries;

          Husband,              Raphael “Ray” Jeffries and

          Her parents,         Jake and Alice Jennings.

Marie is survived by:

          Her daughter,       Brenda Dodd and husband Ronnie of Noble;

          Granddaughter,    Susan Burr and husband Scott;

          Great grandson,   Daniel Burr and wife Mandy;

          2 great great grandsons,         Owen and Colin Burr;

Nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews and a host of other family and friends.

Funeral Services are scheduled for 10:00 A.M. Monday, January 14, 2019, at the Wilson-Little Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at the Lexington Cemetery.