Wilma Jean Standifer

May 22, 1932 - July 18, 2020

Wilma Jean Standifer, age 88, passed away on Saturday, July 18th, at Lee Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Pennington Gap. Jean was preceded in death by her husband, Harold “Sheep” Standifer who passed away August 15th, 2012, by her sister Rosalie Moore, brothers Hubert, Grover, and George Nelson, brother-in-law Palmer Moore, and sister-in-law Ann Nelson. She was the daughter of the late Henry Taylor and the late Virgia Nelson. Jean was a member of the Bible Baptist Church of Jonesville. She is survived by her son Bobby and wife Wanda Ellis and granddaughter, Abigail Ellis of Rose Hill, one brother Kenny Nelson and wife Joyce of Dandridge, Tennessee, two half-sisters, Linda L. Jones and Ruby L. Taylor, both of Rose Hill, two sisters-in-law Beverly Nelson and Doris Nelson of Knoxville, Tennessee and a host of nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews, and cousins. The family will receive friends Monday, July 20, at Robinette Funeral Home in Jonesville from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. The Funeral Service will begin at 8:00 p.m. from the funeral home chapel with Pastor Willie Cody and Pastor Steve Neff officiating. Graveside service will be held on Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. at Ewing-McClure Cemetery. Everyone is asked to meet at the funeral home by 10:30 a.m. to travel in procession to the cemetery.