Eileen Code Kingery, born January 2, 1926, in New York City, passed away in Oxford, MS on February 11, 2021. She is preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Thomas F. Kingery, and a daughter-in-law, Rowey Kingery. She is survived by her son, Thomas F. Kingery, Jr. of Oxford, MS; granddaughters, Melissa (Warren) Socha, of Houston, TX, and Jennifer (Brian) Kliman of Germantown, TN; and five great-grandchildren, Tyler, Hadley, John Harrison Socha, Sutton, and Corma C. Klima.
Eileen was one of the first accountants of the Aramis International Division of the Estee Lauder company in New York, and one of the first vested pensioners. After residing in New York and Washington D.C., she retired to Oxford, MS. She was a Parishioner of St. John the Evangelist Church in Oxford, MS.
Private services and interment will be held at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington D.C.
Memorial contributions in Mrs. Kingery’s memory may be made to St. John the Evangelist Church, 403 University Ave, Oxford, MS 38655.
