Mrs Stella Jeffery

Stella Margaret Jeffery (née Poole)   1932-2025

Stella was born in Southall, Middlesex on 5^th March 1932 to Philip & Emily (Bick) and later moved to Woodford Green.

She attended Churchfields Primary School and Woodford County High School for girls.

An avid tennis and netball player, a member of Monkhams tennis club, Woodford Wells tennis club and played netball for the Law Courts team where she worked.

She met Ian whilst still at school, aged 16, and they married in 1956 living in Woodford, Buckhurst Hill and in Chigwell for nearly 50 years before moving to Hatfield Broad Oak in 2012.

They had two daughters, Sue and Liz followed by 6 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.

She spent many happy years at Chigwell Golf Club where she not only played golf but also regularly played bridge. She was Secretary and Lady Captain at the club. Later she took up indoor/carpet bowls which she played at Woodford Wells.

In 2024 sadly due to her condition of Alzheimer's and Dementia, she moved to a residential care home, Hazel End in Bishop’s Stortford where she was cared for with great kindness and compassion to the end of her life.