Charlotte Yvonne (Gross) Jefferson

Charlotte Yvonne Gross Jefferson, 72, passed away unexpectedly but peacefully on December 7, 2025, in Georgia. She was born on September 8, 1953, in Smith County, Texas, to Doris Jean Flournoy Gross and Earnest Gross Jr.

A graduate of Jefferson High School, Class of 1972, Charlotte also attended Tyler Junior College. She worked for many years at the Morton Thiokol Ammunition Plant and later worked for the Jefferson Independent School District in Jefferson, TX. If you knew her at her best, you knew her generous spirit - a woman who gave freely to those she cherished.

On May 22, 1979, she married James Jefferson, who preceded her in death in 1995.

Charlotte is survived by her children: Cynthia Clark of Los Angeles, CA; Georgetta Foreman of Los Angeles, CA; and Nicholas Jefferson and his wife Erica Jefferson of Evans, GA.

She is also survived by her grandchildren: Jessica Rubin of Washington, D.C.; Kendal Wilson of Los Angeles, CA; and Gabrielle Jefferson, Adriana Jefferson, and Monica Jefferson of Evans, GA.

Additional survivors include her brothers Rodney Kenyatta Gross of Washington, D.C., John Gross of Seattle, WA, and Robert Gross of Panama; along with cousins, nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, and many extended family members and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Doris Jean Flournoy Gross and Earnest Gross Jr.; and her siblings, Deborah Gross Harlan and Eric Gross Sr.

Charlotte will be remembered for her warmth, generosity, and the love she shared throughout her life.

Services for Charlotte Yvonne Jefferson, 72, of Jefferson, Texas will be held at 11:00am Saturday, December 20, 2025, at Lee Springs Missionary Baptist Church, 17548 County Rd 178, Flint Texas 75762 and burial will follow there at the cemetery under the direction of Lewis & Walker Funeral Home of Jefferson, Texas.

Mrs. Jefferson was born September 8, 1953, in Jefferson, Texas and Transitioned December 7, 2025, in Augusta, GA.

Mrs. Jefferson was 72 years old.

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