Fred Palmer Jeffers Sr., passed away on April 6. A giant of a man has fallen, but trusting Jesus as his Savior, his spirit lives on at home with God.
He was born in Oneida, to Oscar and Sadie Goad Jeffers on Aug. 1, 1927.
Preceding him in death were his parents Oscar and Sadie Goad Jeffers; his brothers, Olin, B.R., Ervin, and Hurse; and his sisters, Emma and Ruth.
After serving in the U.S. Navy at the end of the war, he came to work at U.S. Department of Energy, Y-12, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge until his retirement. While at ORNL, he received an R&D award for his work in Ceramics Lab. [Read more…]