Jewell Lee Hawley Jefferson, 80, of Maysville, Kentucky passed away at the Care Center at Kenton Pointe on Monday, July 15, 2019.

Jewell was born on September 21, 1938 in Maysville, Kentucky the daughter of the late Harry D. Hawley and Cora Marie Hamm Hawley.

On October 3, 1953, Jewell married the love of her life, Louis A. Jefferson in Lawrenceburg, Indiana and spent the next sixty five years hand in hand loving life and each other.

Louis and Jewell were involved in many extracurricular activities. Including golfing, bowling and being avid UK basketball fans. She is also a member of the Moose lodge and Fraternal Order of the Eagles.

In addition to her husband Louis, Jewell is survived by her only child, Carma West; her grand daughters, Eleny (Nick) Resek and Maria Skoytellis; great grandchildren, Lukus and Concetta Resek, Carma G and Kalliope Dovellos. The middle child of 7, she is also survived by her siblings, Pierce Nelson (Nina) Hawley, Audrey B. Wilson, Grace Gardner (Paul) Benson, Douglas M. Hawley and friend Shirley Dickens, as well as several nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews.

Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her older brothers, Harry D. Hawley Jr and Gordon Duke Hawley.

Funeral services for Jewell L. Jefferson were held at the Knox and Brothers Funeral Home at 1:00 PM Thursday, July 18, 2019 with Rev. Mike Stevenson and Rev. Keith Sergent officiating. Burial will follow in the Washington Baptist Cemetery. Pall bearers will be Doug Hawley, Randy Hawley, Darrell Butts, Davey Hawley, Michael Spencer, RJ Hawley and DJ Hawley. Visitation was held at the funeral home on Thursday from 11:00 AM until the hour of the service.

In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Hospice of Hope, 909 Kenton Station Drive, Maysville, KY 41056. Condolences at knoxbrothersfuneralhome.com