Norma J. (Mitchell) Jeffers, 87, of the Franklin United Methodist Community in Franklin, Indiana passed away on Monday, December 8, 2014. She was a lifelong resident of Decatur Township. She was born March 7, 1927 in Terre Haute, Indiana to Leslie Lee Mitchell and Laura Thelma (Jackson) Mitchell. She married Clifton Eugene Jeffers on December 24, 1949 in Terre Haute; he preceded her in death on June 3, 2011. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Indianapolis, Indiana. She enjoyed reading, playing cards and especially spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was a 1945 graduate of Terre Haute Gerstmeyer High School.
Survivors include her three daughters, Brenda Swan (Russell) of Carmel, Indiana, Dr. Debra Holmes (Timothy) of Franklin and Dawn Morgan (Timothy) of Greenwood, Indiana; grandchildren Kyle Swan (Sara) of Burlington, Kentucky, Brent Swan (Marina Molenda) of Chicago, Illinois, Adrianne Leavell (Joe) of Greenwood, Emily Hendrickson of Greenwood, Hannah Morgan of Greenwood, Katy Tenerowicz (Matthew) of Baltimore, Maryland and Geoffrey Holmes of Temple, Texas; and four great-grandchildren, Henry Swan, Asher Swan, Max Swan and Beckett Leavell. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; one sister, Rosalie Malone; and brothers Robert Melvin Mitchell and Billie Lee Mitchell.
Reverend David Mark Owens and Reverend John Eley will conduct a service on Friday, December 12, 2014 at 10:30 A.M. at the Wright Chapel of the Franklin United Methodist Community, 1070 W. Jefferson Street in Franklin. Friends may call on Thursday, December 11, 2014 from 4 P.M. until 8 P.M. at Swartz Family Community Mortuary and Memorial Center, 300 S. Morton Street (US 31) in Franklin and on Friday, December 12, 2014 from 9:30 A.M. until the time of service at the Wright Chapel. Burial will be at The Gardens at Olive Branch Cemetery in Greenwood, Indiana. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, 322 Eighth Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, New York, 10001 or the Franklin United Methodist Community, 1070 W. Jefferson Street, Franklin, Indiana 46131. Online condolences may be sent to the family at: www.swartzmortuary.com. Information: 317-738-0202.