Jeffrey Depriest
Published 9:24 am Wednesday, June 1, 2011
PEDRO — Jeffrey DePriest, 52, of Pedro, passed away Sunday, May 29, 2011, at King’s Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, Ky.
The Ironton native was born Jan. 11, 1959, the son of the late George and Ruby Carmon DePriest.
Jeffrey was a 1977 graduate of Rock Hill High School. He was a switchman for Schilling and Sons for 28 years and a member of the Laborer’s International Union of North America. He was of the Baptist faith.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Linda DePriest and Rita DePriest; a brother, Albert DePriest and a brother-in-law, Rickey Sparks.
He is survived by a son, Jeffery D. Elswick and Misty Bryant of Coal Grove; a sister, Marlene Ann Sparks and James McClaskey of Pedro; a brother, Rex A. DePriest and Kit Summer of Pedro; a sister, Violet DePriest and Timothy Johnson of Wurtland, Ky.; a girlfriend: Elisa Gibson of Pedro; a niece, Lee Ann Sparks and Patrick Keiser of Ironton and a nephew, Joshua DePriest of Pedro.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Friday at Phillips Funeral Home with the Rev. Kenny Lawson officiating. Burial will follow in Lawrence Furnace Cemetery and friends may call 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. To offer condolences to the family, please visit www.phillipsfuneralhome.net.