Jill Jarrett, the wife of Jeff, passed away last night.
While we don't have a lot of details, she had been battling cancer on-and-off for many years and her health issues had gotten worse over the past two months.
For the past many weeks, Jeff had been by her side virtually 24/7. When she was hospitalized, he had been practically living in the hospital, and when he had to do TVs, he would stay with her as long as possible, they fly from Nashville or Orlando, do his segments early, and then he would rush back that night.
While most in TNA were aware of her situation to a degree and could readily see what was happening, he only talked in detail to a few people, such as Don West, hence some of West's comments on the air on television. I think some could see this, but the first interview Jeff did on the air when he came back was very emotional for him, for Mike Tenay conducting it and for West at the desk.
Jill Jarrett's funeral will take place tomorrow May 24 at the Hendersonville Church of Christ on Rockland Rd. in Hendersonville, TN. Family visitation will be tonight May 23 at the Hendersonville Memorial Gardens and funeral home in Hendersonville, TN.
She did get out of the hospital in recent days after three or four straight weeks in after her lung collapsed and she had other complications. As noted before, Jeff and his wife have three young children ranging in age from 3-11. Jill had the youngest child while in remission, but the cancer came back shortly after she gave birth.
Please keep the entire Jarrett family in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. Condolences go out from all of here to Jeff Jarrett and to the Jarrett family.
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