A. Jefferies

A. DOUGLAS JEFFERIES

Waynesville-Andrew Douglas ''Doug'' Jefferies, age 79, resident of Venice, Florida and Waynesville, North Carolina died Sunday, September 1, 2002 at Mission St. Joseph's Hospital in Asheville, NC.

He was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He served in the Canadian Navy on convoy escort duty in the North Atlantic during World War II. Later, after completing an accounting degree, he began his career in international finance by working for Cerro de Pasco Corporation, a mining company, which was located 12,000 feet above sea level in La Oroya, Peru. In the 60's, he worked in the sugar industry in Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and Florida. He expanded his professional experience working in the cosmetics industry while living in London, England, and Geneva, Switzerland. His international expertise then carried him worldwide as Vice President and International Controller for Chesebrough Ponds Corporation from which he retired in 1981. He subsequently fulfilled a lifelong dream to live in the San Juan Islands where he spent many happy hours boating in the waters of the pacific northwest. Most recently he split his residence between North Carolina and Florida.

Surviving are his daughter, Ellen Powers, and her husband, Jeff, of Raleigh, NC and his two granddaughters, Laurie and Victoria, who are students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; also his adopted grandchildren Kacie and Jeff, and their parents Bill and Diane Rainey of Toronto, Canada; his nieces Wendy, Jean, and Coleen Williamson and his nephew, Ken Williamson, all of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He was predeceased by his wife, Marjorie, and his second daughter, Laurie Edna Jefferies. Sharing this loss around the world are his many friends and those he took special care to mentor.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 7, 2002 at First Presbyterian Church of Waynesville, 305 North Main Street, at 1:00 p.m. Officiating will be the Reverend Marla Cates, a family friend and Presbyterian minister. The family will receive friends at a reception in the parish hall immediately after the service. He will be interred in the Memorial Garden at Grace Episcopal Church in Waynesville beside his wife, ''Margie,'' his companion of 50 years, who predeceased him on August 30, 2001.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America in honor of his granddaughter, Laurie Powers. Donations may be made via the Internet at www.ccfa.org or directly to the Foundation at 386 Park Avenue S., 17th floor, New York, NY 10016.

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