Gerald F. ‘Jerry’ WilliamsGerald F. “Jerry” Williams, 93, of Leesburg, passed away at 7:55 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, at Mason Health Care & Rehab in Warsaw.
Gerald was born in Paoli to Earl Williams and Helen Louise Morris Williams. Scott Flick married Helen Morris Williams after Gerald’s father passed away. Later, Scott adopted Gerald. Gerald graduated from Kokomo High School. He played on the football team and was class vice president.
He joined the Navy after graduating high school. He was a veteran of U.S. Navy during World War II. Gerald was past president of the North Side Baseball Little League in Kokomo, where he server for 10 years. Gerald belonged to the Saint Luke’s United Methodist Church in Kokomo. He served on the building committee for the new church.
He was employed at the post office for 37 years before retiring in 1982. He also worked for the Kokomo Post Office Credit Union for 10 years. He was Post Master at Marion when he retired.
Gerald was worshipful master of Howard Lodge #93 in 1965. He was a Mason for over 50 years. Gerald was also president of the Howard County Scottish Rite Club in 1967 and president of the Kokomo Shrine Club in 1969. His memberships included Murat Shriners, Scottish Rite Club, Indianapolis, Grant County Scottish Rite Club of Marion, York Rite of Indiana, Mizpah Fort Wayne, Elks Lodge #802 of Warsaw and American Legion Van Buren and North Webster. He belongs to the Izaak Walton League, Wabash.
He was married for 28 years to Maria J. Michos. In December 1979, he married Gloria Jean McCoy Parrish. In 1982, they moved to their lake home at Tippecanoe Lake and started Key Appraisals Inc.
They belonged to Tippecanoe Lake Country Club, Elks Lodge #802 of Warsaw. They also belonged to Shrine Antique Car Club, Warsaw. They had purchased a 1931 post office truck (similar to what Gerald used in 1944). They entered it and their 1931 Ford Roadster in parades and car shows.
Daughters Sandy Jo (Parrish) (Carper) Driver, Doug Driver and Toni Lynn (Parrish) Derry are both living nearby. Their daughter Melodye (Williams) Jack Workman lives in Kokomo. Their beloved dog Pumpkin was included in family outings.
Their grandchildren are Kelsay (Ben Johnson) Derry, Kyal (Kylee Sponseller) Derry and Kolt (Alexa Glass) Derry in Kosciusko County. They have five great-grandchildren. Doug and Sandy extended our family with five more grandchildren, 13 more great-grandchildren and one great-great- granddaughter.
Visitation will be from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 16 at Owen Family Funeral Home, Ind. 13 and CR 500N, North Webster. Funeral services will follow at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 16 in the funeral home with Pastor Gary Colby officiating. Burial will take place in the Oswego Cemetery near Leesburg.
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Preferred memorials may be given to the Shriner’s Hospital for Children, 2211 N. Oak Park Ave., Chicago, IL 60635.
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