Jessie Ilene (Haley) Overstreet

Jessie Ilene Overstreet, age 88, of Corydon Indiana, formerly of Ekron, Kentucky, Port Richey, Florida, and Dayton, Ohio, was called to her heavenly home on June 11, 2021. She was born Dec 9, 1932 in Rose Hill, Virginia to George and Leona Haley. Ilene graduated from Thomas Walker High School in Ewing, Virginia with the class of 1950, and, maintained perfect attendance all thru school. She left home and moved to Dayton, Ohio. She started working for General Motors in 1957 and retired from the Inland Division in 1987.

Ilene enjoyed gardening, canning and celebrating holidays, especially Christmas. She loved her children unconditionally and so enjoyed her Grandchildren and Great Grands. She loved her church and she loved the Lord. Ilene lived her life to stand in front of God and hear him say “Well done, my good and faithful servant.”

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her previous husband, Herman Overstreet; sister, Rose Irene Haley; brother, Earl Haley; son, Ronald Overstreet; granddaughter, Brooke Overstreet; and great grandson, Layten White.

Ilene leaves behind four children, Bonita (Scott) Finch of Ekron KY., Belinda Begley, West Carrollton, OH, Rose (Dan) Heaton, Sparta TN, Donald (Marcia) Overstreet, Tampa FL; two sisters, Norma Moore and Fern Neeley; a brother, Kenneth Haley; a sister-in-law, Dorothy Haley; 13 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren, 1 great-great grandson, along with several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Saturday, June 19, 2021 in the Chapel of the Hager Funeral Home with burial to follow in the Ekron Baptist Church Cemetery.  Visitation will be on Saturday from 11:00 AM until the time of service at the funeral home.  Expressions of sympathy should be donations to Pearl’s Memory Babies, P.O. Box 74, Shepherdsville, KY 40165. 

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