Jerry Wayne Rose

Jerry Wayne Rose was born November 2, 1950 to the late Elvin Lee and Virgie Mae Stricklin of Hardin County. He passed away at Corinth in the hospital December 17, 2024.

On April 11, 1970 he married the love of his life Mary Banks at the courthouse in Savannah. He told her every day how much he loved her. Mary says he was the love of her life too.

Survivors are his wife Mary; brothers, Bobby, Jimmy, Larry, and Ronnie; and sisters, Virginia Qualls and Janie Spurgeon. He loved them all. He also had several nieces and nephews who were very special to him and lots of great nephews and nieces who were very special too. 

Preceding him in death other than his parents were sisters, Roberta Fielder, Opel Jerrolds, and Jackie Smith; sister in law, Nancy Rose; and brother in law, Bill Smith.

Jerry started working at a very young age with his daddy Elvin at sawmills. He went to work at Brown Shoe where he stayed till they closed. He then went back to sawmill work for his brother Jimmy. He loved outdoor work. He drove the forklift and unloaded logs with a knuckleboom. He was a very hard worker and was a generous person to anyone who needed help.

He was an avid gun collector. He bought, sold, traded, and helped people find guns that they wanted.

His favorite hobby besides guns were riding the dogs, Susie and Rosie, on the golf cart. They loved it and he did too. He and Mary had a cat, Lucy, that he loved.

Jerry believed in prayer and God. He will be missed very much.