Cheri Lynn Jeffrey

Cheri Lynn Jeffrey, age 50, of Phoenix, Arizona passed away on Saturday April 11, 2020. Cheri was born on August 30, 1969, in Wayne, NE, to Lynn and Teresa (Murphy) Jeffrey.Cheri graduated from Wayne High School in 1987. After graduation she attended Wayne State College until entering into the United States Air Force in June 1990. While in the Air Force, Cheri was stationed at Luke Air Force Base, Korea and Guam until moving back to Phoenix in 1995 where she remained in the Air Guard. After a brief leave from the service, she entered the Air Reserves and served until 2018, when she retired for medical reasons. While living in Phoenix, Cheri worked for Fed Ex and the City of Phoenix. Everyone who knew Cheri well, knows she loved her Yorkie pups, Chiclet and Lucky, she treated them like her babies. In her spare time, she enjoyed golfing, hiking, watching sporting events especially Husker Football, and she loved eating out. Cheri was a very outgoing person, with a large group of friends. Spending time with her family was something she cherished. Every summer, she made a trip back home just to attend the Wayne County Fair with her nieces and nephews, never missing her chance to go on a ride with the kids. She will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her.

Cheri is survived by her spouse Connie Woodward of Phoenix; mother Teresa “Terri” Jeffrey and father Lynn “Chic” Jeffrey of Wayne; Brother Troy (wife Megan) Jeffrey of Omaha; Nieces and Nephews: Savana, Landan, Adisan, Jaxsan, Gracyn, Ashtyn, Lynkan and Baby #8 Jeffrey all of Omaha. Other survivors include many aunts, uncles, cousins.

Cheri is proceded in death by her maternal grandparents John and Mary Murphy; paternal grandparents Robert and Eva Jeffrey; and many aunts, uncles and cousins.