Margaret Jeffery age 80 of Batesville died Tuesday September 25, 2012 at a Batesville nursing home. She was born June 24, 1932 at Erin, Minnesota to Mathias and Ludmilla Cecka. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Batesville. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Kenneth Jeffery; two brothers, Elmer Cecka and Frank Cecka and one sister, Claire Haskell. Survivors include two sons, Richard Jeffery of Batesville and James Jeffery of Houston, Texas; one daughter, Catherine Jeffery of Batesville; one brother, Andy Cecka of California; several nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services will begin Friday September 28, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at the Qualls Batesville Funeral Service Chapel in Batesville with Father Dhanraj Narla officiating. Burial will follow in the Roselawn Memorial Gardens located in Batesville with arrangements by Qualls Batesville Funeral Service of Batesville. Visitation will begin Thursday September 27, 2012 from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m.