Deanna Louise Jeffries, age 64, a resident of Kansas City, Missouri, went to our Lord on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, while living at New Mark Rehab and Healthcare Center, Kansas City, Missouri.

Deanna was born the daughter of Edwin Lyle (Bud) and Helen Irene (Heussner) Jeffries on August 4, 1962, in Illinois. She was a 1980 graduate of Hale High School, Hale, and then graduated from CMSU in Warrensburg.

Deanna dedicated her life to her family and friends. She was a warm and loving sister, aunt, and great aunt to all her nieces and nephews. She had a wonderful sense of humor and showed kindness to everyone around her.

In addition to her family, she found joy in her cats, reading, embroidery, her friends and her love of Jesus Christ. She went to church at the Lutheran church near her home in Kansas City. Professionally, she enjoyed her work in accounting and found satisfaction in every role she held.

Deanna is survived by her sisters, Debbie Timmons (Carl) of Meadville, Missouri, and Denise Koehly (Steve) of Chillicothe, Missouri; Debbie’s children, Kaci (Jeff) Schneider and daughter, Tinley Byergo, of Savannah, Missouri, and Eric Timmons and daughter, Lexie (Alexis) Timmons, of Jefferson City, Missouri; and Denise’s children, Dustin Bowling (Lacy) and daughters, Miley and Emry of Tina, Missouri, Corrie Bowling and children, Makayla, Makenzie, and Brody Graham, of Warrensburg, Missouri, and Trevor Bowling (Madyson) and son, Wyatt, of Chillicothe, Missouri. She was preceded in death by her parents, Bud and Helen Jeffries; grandparents, Ercel and Florence Jeffries and Ralph and Myrtle Heussner.

A memorial service will be held at Lindley Funeral Home, Hale, Missouri, on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. A scheduled visitation will be held at Lindley Funeral Home, Hale, on Thursday, October 29, 2026, one hour prior to the service at 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. Private family inurnment will be held at a later date at Hale Memory Gardens, Hale, Missouri. Memorial contributions may be made to the Hale Library and Museum and may be left at or mailed to Lindley Funeral Home, P.O. Box 47, Chillicothe, Missouri 64601. Online condolences may be made at www.lindleyfuneralhomes.com.

Arrangements are under the direction of Lindley Funeral Home, Hale, Missouri.