Valera A. Jeanes left this life on January 28, 2022 at the age of 97. She was born on January 23, 1925 to Hu gh ey and Lettie Duncan in Tippah County, Mississippi . She married Nelse Jeanes on June 6, 1943 , and they were married for 68 years until his death in 2011. She is also preceded in death by brothers Carlisle Duncan, Frank Duncan, and sister Nadie Jeanes , granddaughter Jennifer Black, son-in-law Gary Horton, and daughter-in-law Jeannie Jeanes. She is survived by daughter Judy Gray (Ron) , son Dana Jeanes (Peggy) , and grandchildren Andrea , Bekah , Aaron , Stephen and Tim, and five great grandchildren – Andy, Nikki, Logan, Gavin, and Tyler, and one great-great grandchild – Levi. She was a member of Whitten Memorial Baptist Church for over 60 years.