Sandra K. "Kozinetz" Jeffcott

Sandra K. Jeffcott, 82, passed away peacefully with her loving family by her side on March 12, 2026, at Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina. Born on April 25, 1943, in Holyoke, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late Michael Gregory Kozinetz and Bertha Mary Romaniak.

Sandy was a bright woman with a sparkling and fiery personality. She served as a beacon of love and acceptance to her family and friends, and her passion for guiding and teaching led her to become a skilled and dedicated substitute teacher for Horry County Schools. She also worked as sales promotion manager for Belk Department Stores, spent many years with Piggly Wiggly, and was a staff member of the Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce. In her free time, she enjoyed reading, gardening, crossword puzzles, and arts and crafts, especially painting and drawing. She cherished quiet mornings with a good cup of coffee on her back porch. Above all, Sandy loved her family with her whole heart.

She is survived by her adoring daughters, Traci A. Duncan of Myrtle Beach and Kimberly A. (Mike) Cook of Murrells Inlet; her grandchildren, Hayley (Alan) Kerr, Bodi (Mary Katherine) Duncan, Zachary Cook, Tiara (Ryan) Duncan, and Erin Vincent; her great-grandchildren, Emilia, Paxton, Ryan, Lily, and Kane; her brother, Michael G. Kozinetz and his wife Michelle of Murrells Inlet; her sister, Michelene Ferguson and her husband Peter of Geelong, Australia; and a large, loving extended family along with many supportive friends and neighbors.

She is reunited with her grandmother, Helen Romaniak “Baci”; her aunts, Irene (John) Wesolowski, Jane (Jerry) Beaudry, Kay (Frank) Meehan, and Irene (Wendel) Gibson; and her uncle, Andrew (Monica) Kozinetz.