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Jerry Edward Carrington
Male 1933 - 2009

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  • Birth  15 Apr 1933  Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender  Male 
    Died  26 Nov 2009  Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Obituary  29 Nov 2009  Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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.
    Buried  Memorial Park Cemetery, Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID  I3987  Herring Family of Callaway County, Missouri
    Last Modified  16 Sep 2010 
     
    Father  George Elmer Carrington,   b. 3 Jun 1890, , Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1948, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Ada Ellen Perry,   b. 14 Apr 1897, Steedman, Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jan 1980, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  2 Jul 1916  , Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F14344100  Group Sheet
     
    Family  Loraine,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
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    Last Modified  16 Sep 2010 
    Family ID  F1591  Group Sheet
     
  • Notes 
    • First wife, Loraine Gay
      Second wife, Charlette
     
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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 15 Apr 1933 - Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 26 Nov 2009 - Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
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