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Jerry Ray Green, age 80, of the Red Hill Community, passed away on Thursday, June 30, 2022 at his home surrounded by his loving family.
Funeral services will be held on Sunday, July 3, 2022 at 2:00 pm at the Jennings Funeral Homes Chapel in Jamestown. Burial will follow in the Shatter Cemetery in the Red Hill Community.
The family will receive friends on Saturday, July 2, 2022 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Jennings Funeral Homes Chapel in Jamestown.
On January 13, 1942, Hiram and Nova Green completed their family by adding child number nine and ten with twin boys Jerry Ray and Perry Grey. They were welcomed home by siblings Bill, Jewel, Helen, Agnus, Willard, and Kay. Nova got sick immediately after the twins were born and had gall bladder surgery so Jewel took care of Jerry and Helen took care of Perry.
The mischievous twins were well known to sneak sugar from their Aunt Ada Green’s sugar bowl and throw walnuts at their relatives. Jerry was switched walking to church because he complained the whole way because he had to wear shorts.
Jerry grew up on a farm in the Red Hill Community of Fentress County. His main chore was milking cows before and after school. That led him and his dad to eventually operate a Grade B dairy farm that produced milk for cheese. Jerry was a dedicated farmer making sure his cows were milked twice a day, every day, no matter what.
In May 1960, Jerry graduated from York Institute just six weeks after the death of his mother due to an extended illness. Her goal was to see the twins graduate high school but she passed away March 30.
Jerry met his wife Jane through her sister Laura. She introduced Jerry to Jane and they began dating. On September 17, 1960, Farm Bureau held a picnic at Dale Hollow Lake. Jerry and Jane attended and decided while there to go get married. They left to find the Overton County judge. He was in a local hardware store. He took them upstairs to the store’s office to perform the ceremony. They returned to the picnic to announce their news. Jerry was a dedicated husband for 61 years.
After enjoying their newlywed years, they welcomed daughter Karla Terry on December 6, 1962 and son Dana Ray on July 27, 1966. Jerry was a loving father and raised his kids on the same farm he was raised on. One of the family’s favorite things to do when the kids were younger was riding motorcycles Sunday after church. They rode to the lake at Taylor Ford and to his in laws, E.L. and Omogene Smith, for lunch. Jerry would have Karla on the motorcycle with him and Jane would have Dana.
Along with being a dairy farmer, Jerry also raised beef cattle and tobacco, was a skilled carpenter and block mason. He taught his kids and grandkids the value of a dollar and what it meant to work hard and have pride in what they did. Whether it was working in the garden, setting tobacco, or hauling hay the whole family pitched in on the farm… whether they wanted to or not.
Jerry was a member of Red Hill Methodist Church and could be found in the same pew every Sunday. He was blessed to not only have Jane there, but both his kids have always been in church with him also. All of his grandkids grew up in that same church too.
The last several years Jerry and Jane enjoyed listening to live music at the Dixie Café with the many friends they made there. Sundays after church they could be found having lunch at a local restaurant with Karla, Bruce, Dana, Melinee and any other family member that happened to be around. Jerry also loved to do show & tell, whether it be the latest piece of farm equipment, his sawmill, or the cabin he and Dana built on the farm.
Jerry was a God fearing, hardworking farmer who was as tough as they come and full of knowledge, wit, and wisdom. He will be greatly missed by all his family and friends.
Jennings Funeral Homes of Jamestown is in charge of services for Jerry Ray Green of the Red Hill Community.
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