The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

2 Timothy 4:7-8, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith; furthermore, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day; and not only to me, but also to all who have loved His appearing.”

The body in which my beloved Rose Marie lived her 85¼ years, was laid to rest today in a private ceremony in the Fairview Memorial Gardens in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

It is impossible to believe that the words of the Apostle Paul, although originally written to the younger Timothy, lacked in any manner the description of the life of Rose Marie Jeffries. Indeed, she “fought the good fight.” Her life on a downward pathway commenced in 2007 with heart surgery. Twice she had bi-lateral pneumonia and colon surgery. Over the last year, she received 65 blood transfusions. She was simply in a no-win situation.

Despite all of the above (and some things not mentioned), she forged ownward, ever and always sharing her faith in our LORD Jesus Christ, trusting Him to lead her doctors in the discovery of an antedote to her complicated health situation.

Once she said to me, “We may not get out of this situation.” I replied, “Don’t say that! We’re trusting the LORD. You know that!” But, she responded that it just might not be the LORD’s will for her to survive. I knew she was in trouble. I talked to some of her doctors outside of her hearing. Still, I prayed fervently and talked positively in conversatioins with her.

Rose Marie was a clever girl. Her mind remained sharp and she was well aware of her situation. One day, she asked our daughter, Teri, to call Alicia, a close family firend. She would not say why. When Alicia arrived, Rose Marie told her she wanted to transfer to the Circle of Life Hospice, where Alicia’s husband was the chief pharmacist. It was facilitated.

On Thursday, 25 April, at 19:50 (07:50 CDT), she breathed her last on Earth and entered

into the presence of our Beloved Savior and LORD, Jesus Christ. Her witness for Him was

exceptional. And in her death, her wish was fulfilled that we share her faith with attendees at her Celebration of Life. With our LORD’s strength, I shared Christ with all who attended, and gave an invitation for those without Him to receive Him as their LORD, as well.

She had “fought the good fight”; she had “finished (her) course”; she had “kept the faith.”

May we all allow the strength of the LORD to increase our witnessing of His death, burial, and resurrection, until our course is complete and we are called Home.

I love each of you and pray for you daily,

Dado III

( Gene )

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas 72764

United States of America

“We never know that God is all we need

until He becomes all that we have.”