Jared Ryan Jefferson

March 10, 1987 - March 18, 2022

Jared Ryan Jefferson, age 35, went to be with the Lord on March 18, 2022, in Hot Springs National Park Hospital with his family by his side. Some knew him as “Chief”. Jared graduated Mena High School in 2005 and attended Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was a member of the Tyson Team Family at Tyson Poultry. Jared loved his church family at Covenant of Life Family Church and The Crossing. Jared was blessed with a large and loving family. He loved his three beautiful children very much. He cherished every moment he had with them. He was very proud of his Native Heritage and his Razorbacks. He grew up loving and playing sports. Jared enjoyed making people laugh. He will be remembered by the testimonies he shared about finding the Lord. He is survived by his fiancé, Julian Craig, two sons, Brayden and Carter Jefferson; one daughter, Aubrey Jefferson; parents, Bob and Rita Mayo; brothers, Jeff and wife Linda Hicks, Jeremy and wife Rachel Hicks, Jeremiah and wife Angie Mayo; sisters, Christina Johnson and husband Seneca, Cindy Goodner and husband Jim, Gina Wright, Rhiannon Briley, and Alicia Mayo; special grandma, Christine Ludlow; special aunts and uncles; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. Jared also welcomed others into his family as his own. Jared was preceded in death by his father, Williston Jefferson; and a nephew, Gavin Hicks. A wake service will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 pm Thursday, March 24, 2022, at Beasley-Wood Funeral Home Chapel. Everyone is welcome to come and share their memories and give brief remarks. Cremation arrangements are under the care of Beasley-Wood Funeral Home.