Stanley Mitchell Jeffries, Jr. was born on July 12, 1952 in Cumberland County, Virginia to Stanley Jeffries, Sr. and Ruth Cosby. He quietly departed this life on May 16, 2020 at his Farmville, Virginia residence. Stanley joined the United States Army after graduation from high school and served his country for 30 years before retiring. He retired and lived in Germany with his wife, Ingrid and daughter, Victoria. He then moved back to the U.S., to East Orange, New Jersey to take care of his mother. They resided in East Orange for 10 years. They later moved back to Virginia (Farmville) when he became ill.