Jerry, you have been in heaven now for 19 months.  I miss you more than ever!  I miss your smile. I miss your puns. I miss your hugs and kisses.  I miss more every day. Can not wait until I get my body transplant to be with you. Love you.

Jerry, I miss you more than you will ever know.  I celebrated our years together friday with Jay and Jenny.  I miss your hugs and kisses.  I miss you puns. I miss your helping me with whatever I needed.  I miss your company.  I miss you all the time.  I miss your reading the Bible and praying.  You were such a generous person.  You helped people with what ever you could.  You have left a legacy of wonderful children and grandchildren.  You are so missed.  I love you more than life .  Your loving wife.  IKthus

I miss you, Dad. Today is your 45th wedding anniversary with Mom. We all would probably be gathered together with you celebrating it if you were still with us. Someday, our hope is to be with you, laughing and enjoying your company. I won't even mind as many puns as you can think of! I remember you were always supportive of my decisions. I always knew you'd be excited to hear about my plans--whatever they were. You drove me to the cemetery so I could practice my driving (at 15/16 years old)! ...To the Navy recruiters to sign up for the Navy. You helped me become the man I am today. I hope I can be a man who passes along love for Christ, and love for my family as you did.

Dad was a servant to the end.  Never claimed to be perfect, yet always working for the day when he would be perfected.   He is perfect now!  Always ready with advice, support, generous to the very core of his being.  I believe that there are so many times when people were helped, touched, or positively impacted by dad.  So many times that we will never know while on this earth. 

Love is not always spoken; actions, however, do speak - - - volumes! 

I am honored to be his son; honored to have his genes; awe-struck by his love for Christ and yet not surprised.  Heaven has gained what this ugly world has lost! 

We love you dad.  We will miss you greatly!  Our lives were richer, and will continue to be richer, because of you!

I will always remember Jerry as a thoughtful, giving person.  His gifts were of his spirit.  He shared himself through his stories, jokes and puns, along with his personal ministry.

When Carole and Jerry needed to come to Illinois for work in the 70's they stayed at the Layne family home until they could work out further plans.  I remember one day when he put John, Phillip and Daniel in a radio flyer (wagon) and pulled them the 2 miles to Rome where he intended to get them icecream at the little grocery there.  It must have been backbreaking for him as he had to stoop to hold the handle. (I wanted him to add a piece of rope to make it better for him)  He invited me and Cindy, but we didn't want to go.  I did try to warn him of the distance as he said 'it isn't far'.  I think he would have pulled them all the way to Chillicothe if he had to- he was determined that those boys would have icecream no matter what!  Off they went, Jerry hunched over with 3 boys in tow disappearing in the distance.  Sure, there are many stories, but this one caused me (15 years old) to question my own parents love for me- how far were they willing to go?

I know he made many sacrifices along the way for his family, and did it with love and humor.

He will truely be missed.

I miss all your answers to my Bible questions.  No one knew more than you.  I can't wait to see you again.

 

1 Peter 5:7

So sorry to hear of the loss of your Father.  I lost both my parents now and really know what it's like to miss them so much.  Carole, thanks for all the bus rides over the years.  Last I remember seeing you was at a Home Depot in Peoria when I was with both Mom and Dad.  That seems like so long ago.  It's good to see everyone on facebook.  My prayers and sympathy go out to all of you this Father's Day.  Sincerely, Tricia

Carole I know times will be very hard for you now but they say time will heal and you have that assurance that you will see him again, right now Jerry is busy visiting all those that have gone before.  If you need to talk be sure and call me and we will get together.  We will miss Jerry and his stories, always enjoyed eating out with you guys .Sam and I have alot of memories from the church in Creve Coeur with your family.  We enjoyed Awana with you guys and had a good time there too with Jerry he was always so acknowledgeable with the Bible. Jerry will be missed and you Carole will be in our prayers.  We were so sorry to have to miss the funreal and visitation but you were in our thoughts that day. God bless you and the family.

Carole and Family...

Please know our thoughts and prayers are and will continue to be with you at this time.  We celebrate Jerry's graduation to heaven and his perfect health!

It has been some time since we have seen you all, but we have memories of your family, especially Rachel, and our times at PCS.  We pray God's perfect peace and comfort for you all.

 

The Longstreth Families:  Our prayers, sympathy are with you.  The good times as classmates are good memories and brief times our paths crossed since then.  The stop you made to visit while in Kansas, the stop we made when Jerry taught a Sunday school c lass in Chilli.  To Carole, that the Lord will meet a need in your life and the 'presence with the Lord' will be with you as Jerry is now experiencing completely.    Doug and Connie Neumann, Sterling, Kansas