John Ellis Jefferson, Sr.

A public viewing will be conducted from 1:00 p.m. until funeral time at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, July 10, 2020 at Jones Funeral Home chapel, 230 S Hollywood Road, Houma, LA 70360. A one hour viewing will be conducted from 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 11, 2020 at Lee's Chapel Baptist Church, 186 Hobgood Road, Tylertown, MS 39667 with burial to follow in the church cemetery.

He is survived by his sons, Darrell and John Jefferson, Jr. (Kendra) and Kenneth Brown; daughters, Naquada Jefferson and Destiny Sylve (Michael); eleven grandchildren; two great grandchildren; brothers, John Earl (Elizabeth), L.T. Jefferson, James Jefferson (Gloria), Randy Jefferson (Juanita); sisters, Ollie McMillon (Larry) and Tiffany Smith.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Willie Stean Jefferson; parents, Earnest and Melissa Cowart Jefferson; brother, George Jefferson; sisters, Lissa Lee Smith, Betty and Bobbie Jean Jefferson; paternal grandparents, Oscar Jefferson and Vida Anthony; maternal grandparents, Ellis and Beaulah Cowart.

He was a retired welder with Delta Shipyard. He was also a proud member of the Terrebonne Parish Men's Day Association, Blaine C. Clay Lodge #14 F & AM, Samuel Wright Chapter #40 Holy Rosary Arch Mason, Lawrence Ketchens Commandery #18 Knights Templar, John Parsons Consistory #170 33rd, Platta Temple AEAONMS, and the Houma Shrine Club.

Arrangements entrusted to Jones Funeral Home of Houma.