Person:Gertrude Jeffries (1)

Mrs. Gertrude Jeffries Hailey, 86, of 906 Midland Drive, Wilmington, died Saturday, November 11, 1995, at the Mariner Health Care Center.

Mrs. Hailey was born June 12, 1909, in Rockingham County, N.C., the daughter of the late Payton and Ollie Pearl Martin Jeffries. She received her education in the Leaksville School System and later attended the Pleasant Hill Academy in Pleasant Hill, Tennessee.

She was a member of the First Baptist Church, where she devoted much of her time to the development of the Lake Forest Baptist and Murrayville Baptist Churches and other church organizations. She particularly encouraged the youth to attend church and be active in the youth programs. She was also a member of the Sunset Park Home Demonstration Club and the secretary and treasurer of the Sunset Garden Club.

Mrs. Hailey was a devoted wife, mother and homemaker and was very supportive of her children when they were in school and active in the Band clubs.

Survivors include her husband, Percy Eugene Hailey of the home; two sons, Ronald E. Hailey of Clayton, N.C., Michael R. Hailey of Raleigh; one daughter, Barbara H. Robbins of Wilmington; five grandchildren, Scott A. Robbins, David Keith Hailey, Kimberly H. Meier, Amanda L. Hailey and Jeff R. Hailey; and five great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, November 14, 1995, in the Coble Ward-Smith Funeral Service, Oleander Chapel by the Reverend Jim Everette. The interment will be in Greenlawn Memorial Park.

The family will receive friends at the Coble Ward-Smith Funeral Service, Oleander Chapel, tonight from 7 to 8:30 p.m. and at other times will be at the residence.

A service of Coble Ward-Smith Funeral Service, Oleander Chapel, telephone, 910-791-4444.