Floyd Thomas Jeffers, age 74 of Athens and Canal Fulton, died after a battle with lung cancer on August 21, 2018, with his family by his side. Born July 19, 1944 in Athens, he was the son of the late Franklin C. & Mildred Ruth Jeffers.

Tommy graduated from Shade High School in 1962 where he loved playing basketball.  After graduation and a few jobs in Athens, he married Ethel "Sue" Seipel, also a Shade High School graduate, and moved to northeast Ohio.  He went on to serve in the Army stationed in the Germany during the Vietnam War and returned to settle in Canal Fulton, Ohio.

He loved retirement and sitting outside in nature every day chatting with neighbors and had a long term passionate love affair with Golf.  He considered all of his nieces and nephews his children and was so proud of all their accomplishments.  They were always his strength and he thought about them often.  His favorite times were spent in the woods in Athens County and hanging out drinking strong coffee in the chill of autumn.

He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Ethel "Sue" Seipel Jeffers; his daughter, Kimberly Jeffers of Texas; a brother, Frank (Donna) Jeffers, Jr. ; three sisters, Juinietta Clonch of Florida, Arl Mary (Sam) McGrath of Canal Fulton and Rose (John) Myers of Athens; also surviving are many nieces and nephews and their families.

Besides his parents he is preceded in death by a brother and sister in law, James, Sr. & Sylvia Jeffers.

Funeral service will be conducted Sunday at 2:00 p.m.at Jagers & Sons Funeral Home, Athens with Pastor Paul Elswick officiating.  Burial will be in Jeffers Cemetery.  Friends may call Sunday 1:00 p.m. until time of service at the funeral home.  Military rites will be conducted by K.T. Crossen Post 21 American Legion and VFW Post 9893 Honor Guards at the cemetery.  Please share a memory, a note of condolence or sign the online register book at www.jagersfuneralhome.com .  The family would like to thank Altercare Nursing Home of Navarre and Absolute Hospice for Tommy's care for his last few months.