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Birth |
15 Apr 1933 |
Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
26 Nov 2009 |
Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA |
Obituary |
29 Nov 2009 |
Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA |
Columbia Daily Tribune |
- Jerry E. Carrington, 76, of Columbia passed away Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009, at Boone Hospital Center.
Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29, with services following at 2 p.m. Monday at Memorial Funeral Home in Columbia. Burial with military honors will be at Memorial Park Cemetery.
He attended Fulton High School and was a graduate of the University of Missouri in 1955. An officer in the U.S. Army, he served in the 291st Field Artillery Battalion of Schw?bisch Hall, Germany. Upon his return to the United States in 1958, he worked for the Missouri State Highway Department and later became a real estate broker and residential appraiser. He was a survey officer and battery commander for the Mexico, Mo ., and Columbia Army National Guard. He also served in the Army Reserve and retired as a lieutenant colonel.
For the last 21 years, he served as a volunteer in the Salute to Veterans organization. Until his death, he served as the employer support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) area chairman for four counties.
Jerry served on the board of directors for the Daniel Boone Little League and helped establish the baseball complex in west Columbia. He served as a Scout leader and was the baseball commissioner for the Show-Me Games for three years.
He was a member of the National Association of Realtors, participating member of the Downtown Optimist Club, National Retired Officers Association and a member of First Christian Church of Columbia.
He was preceded in death by his parents, George E. and Ada E. Carrington; brother George E. "Red" Carrington; sister Evelyn Haley; and his first wife, Loraine Gay.
He is survived by his wife, Charlette of the home; daughters Lisa Ann Pletz and husband Fred of Chesterfield, and Jana Gay Carrington and husband Brendan Price of Orlando, Fla.; sons Carson Lee and wife Jayne of Chesterfield, Mark Alan and wife Cynthia of Joliet, Ill., and Michael Lee of Bloomington, Ill. He leaves behind six grandchildren and two stepgrandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Salute to Veterans, Coyote Hills and Broadway Christian Church.
This article was published on page A15 of the Sunday, November 29, 2009 edition of The Columbia Daily Tribune.
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Buried |
Memorial Park Cemetery, Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA |
Person ID |
I3987 |
Herring Family of Callaway County, Missouri |
Last Modified |
16 Sep 2010 |
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Father |
George Elmer Carrington, b. 3 Jun 1890, , Callaway, Missouri, USA , d. 17 Jan 1948, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA |
Mother |
Ada Ellen Perry, b. 14 Apr 1897, Steedman, Callaway, Missouri, USA , d. 31 Jan 1980, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA |
Married |
2 Jul 1916 |
, Callaway, Missouri, USA |
Family ID |
F14344100 |
Group Sheet |
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Family |
Loraine, d. Yes, date unknown |
Children |
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Last Modified |
16 Sep 2010 |
Family ID |
F1591 |
Group Sheet |
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Notes |
- First wife, Loraine Gay
Second wife, Charlette
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 | Birth - 15 Apr 1933 - Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA |
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 | Died - 26 Nov 2009 - Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA |
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 | Obituary - Columbia Daily Tribune - 29 Nov 2009 - Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA |
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 | Buried - - Memorial Park cemetery, Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA |
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