Mr. Billy Joe Jeffords, age 82 of Gilbertsville, KY died on Tuesday, May 22, 2018, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Born Monday, March 2, 1936 in Paducah, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Frank Jeffords and the late Linnie (Davis) Jeffords.
He served in the Airforce for 3 years and retired from Hughes Aircraft Company in Burbank, CA.
Surviving are sons, Reese Walker, wife Brenda of Benton, KY, Jay Robert Jeffords of Valparaiso, IN and Jay LeWayne Walker of Shaumburg, IL, 12 grandchildren, Billy, Colin, Katie and Carol Ann Jeffords, Tyna Day, Clint and Lequita Smith, Mike and Jimmy Walker, Laurie Wommak, and Shane and Mandi Darnall, and several
great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, wife of nearly 50 years, Betty Pearl (Prescott) Jeffords, brothers, Thomas Leon Jeffords, Biship Jaun Jeffords, and 2 sons, Donny Wayne Jeffords and Richie Lou Smith.
A Graveside Service will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, May 26, 2018 at Moreland Cemetery with Rev. Jeremy Short officiating.
Inurnment will follow in Moreland Cemetery, Gilbertsville, KY.
No public visitation is scheduled.
Collier Funeral Home, Benton, KY is handling all arrangements.