Arrangements entrusted to Preferred Cremation and Burial.
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Kathy Jo Jeffery was born Kathy Jo Branch to Joel Branch Sr. on September 26, 1965, in San Diego, CA. Kathy Jo received her formal education in the San Diego Unified School District and attended San Diego City College in 2010; she also worked in the San Diego Unified School District Cafeteria department in the early 2000s.
Kathy Jo met and married Danny Paul Jeffery when they were teenagers. They had two
children from this union, Lamicia Jeffery and Danny Jeffery Jr. Kathy Jo later divorced but kept the Jeffery last name. Kathy Jo had three more children, Tyrone Branch, Saquita Williams, and Markicia Branch. Kathy Jo then met Eric Hickson, and the two were married. Kathy Jo and Eric welcomed a baby boy, Derrick Hickson.
Kathy Jo was lovingly called “Katjo” by her parents, siblings, and other family. Kathy Jo was a positive person; she loved others and being of service. She volunteered at organizations in San Diego County and spent 20 years as a Toys for Tots sponsor, where she made sure she did her part to help children and families in need for Christmas.
Kathy was a devoted church member; she loved the Lord and loved to sing his praises. Kathy Jo sang for the Lord in church and at funerals. Most importantly, Kathy Jo had a relationship with God through her prayer life.
Kathy Jo loved her family and cherished her children; she had a special relationship with each one of them. In addition, she was so happy to become a grandmother; she cherished her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and spent time with them at every opportunity she could.
Kathy Jo was a cancer survivor and had several medical challenges in her later years, but she always kept a positive attitude and kept her faith in God. Kathy Jo loved to laugh and have fun; she did not take life for granted. She was the life of the party, lighting up a room with her beautiful angelic voice, her big smile, and a heartwarming laugh.
Kathy Jo Jeffrey was preceded in death by her father Joel Branch Sr., brother Joel Branch Jr., sister Cornelia “Kelly” Branch, son Derrick Hickson, first husband Danny Paul Jeffery, and brother-in-law Gary Jones Sr.
Kathy Jo Jeffery answered her heavenly father’s call on December 18, 2024.
She Will Be Greatly Missed!
