She is survived by daughters, Mary Herring of Athens, Nancy Sain of Hilton Head Island, SC and Alice Rowland of Jefferson; sons-in-law, Steve Herring of Athens and Gene Sain of Hilton Head Island, SC; and grandson, Chris Herring. She was the daughter of the late Eli Jefferson Landers and Pearl Baskin Landers.
Her passion was serving as a docent at the University of Georgia Museum of Art and Library. She was a nationally published artist in several equestrian publications. She enjoyed a lifelong love of horsemanship, including memberships at the Belle Meade Hunt and Shakerag Hunt.
Services will be held Saturday, July 13 at 1:30 p.m. at the Bernstein Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Oconee Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 12:45 to 1:30 p.m., prior to the service, at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to the Athens-Clarke County Heritage Foundation for the preservation of Beech Haven in Jeffie's name. Checks can be mailed to: Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation, 489 Prince Avenue, Athens, GA 30601 or donations made online at http://www.achfonline.org/.
Online condolences may be offered at www.BernsteinFuneralHome.com.
Bernstein Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.