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SGT Jerry Myer Kennemore
15 Oct 1927 – 1 Feb 2010
| Birth | 15 Oct 1927 |
| Death | 1 Feb 2010 |
| Cemetery | Calvary Cemetery Corsicana , Navarro County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Sherry Garrett Franklin on 12 Feb 2010 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48025486 |
Bio
Jerry Kennemore, 82, passed away at Ennis Regional Medical Center on Monday, Feb. 1, 2010, after a lengthy illness. He was born in Corsicana on Oct. 15, 1927, to Zema May and D.E. Kennemore. After attending school, he was inducted into the U.S. Army in 1946. He was an airplane and engine mechanic and was assigned to the 375th Rcn Sq. in Alaska. As a member of an airplane maintenance crew, he assisted in performing prescribed inspections and maintenance of B-29 type aircraft. After being honorably discharged, he married Mary Jurik. After a short stay in Ennis, they moved back to Corsicana to raise their family. He was employed by Stewart Motor Company for several years before opening his own business, Jerry's Body Shop, in 1970. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. He was a member of Immaculate Conception Church and a member of Knights of Columbus Fourth Degree. He was preceded in death by his parents, D.E. and Zema May Kennemore; his brother, Thomas Kennemore; and sisters, Doris Gay, Annie May Merrell, and Pauline Kennemore. He is survived by his wife, Mary Kennemore; one sister, Claudine Farmer of Austin; two daughters, Susan Valek and husband Donald of Ennis and Denise Gordon and husband Danny of Corsicana; son, Pat Kennemore and wife Laura of Corsicana; seven grandchildren, Jerry and Jason Valek, Jarod and Eric Gordon, Ragan Kennemore Nichols, and Jackson and Caroline Kennemore; and one great-grandson, Bralen Nichols. Visitation with the family will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2, followed by a rosary at 7 p.m. at Corley Funeral Home Chapel. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church with the Rev. Danilo Ramos officiating. Interment will follow at Calvary Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Knights of Columbus Fourth Degree members. Honorary pallbearers will be his grandchildren.
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- Abner B. Kennemore 1905–1970
- Robert Matthew Kennemore 1913–1980
- Claudine Kennemore Farmer 1921–2011
- Pauline Kennemore 1923–1989
- Thomas Edward Kennemore Sr 1925–2002
- Doris Jean Kennemore Gay 1930–2000
- Annie M. Kennemore Merrell 1932–2007
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