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Subject: [CAYolo] Junior 'Jerry' D. GEDDES (1921-2004) (obit.)
Date: 18 Feb 2004 12:57:53 -0700
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Surnames: GEDDES, JOERGER, EVANS-DULL, EVANS, DULL, HARRIS, HUTCHISON, MORRISON, ZIMMERMAN, HERZIG, HILDEBRAN, COLLINS
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Junior 'Jerry' D. Geddes
Junior "Jerry" D. Geddes died Thursday, Feb. 12, 2004, at age 82.
Born Oct. 5, 1921, in Jewel City, Kan., Mr. Geddes had been a Yolo County resident for 62 years. He served as a chief in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was a naval aviator, piloting PBY's and was involved in the successful search and recovery of Lt. John F. Kennedy and his patrol boat PT 109. He worked for Epperson's as an outside parts salesman for 25 years. He also worked for Quality Supply until his retirement in August 2003. At the Woodland Moose Lodge he was a past governor, and past Commander of the Woodland Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Barbara Geddes of Woodland; daughters, Sandi Joerger and husband Tom, Chris Evans-Dull and husband Bill, and Patricia Harris and husband Bob, all of Woodland; son, Jerry Geddes and wife Debbie of Grants Pass, Ore.; and sister, June Hutchison of Woodland; grandchildren, Teri Morrison of Crescent City, Debbie Zimmerman of Woodland, Jim Herzig of Cookville, Tenn., Martin Herzig of Hildebran, N.C., Hiedi Herzig of Woodland, Andy Evans of Cookville, Tenn., Robert Evans of Norfolk, Va., Timothy Collins and David Collins, both of Woodland, and Ashley, Jackie, and Emy Geddes, all of Grants Pass, Ore.; 14 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and cousins.
The family requests memorials be directed to the charity of donor's choice. Arrangements are under the direction of Kraft Bros. Funeral Directors of Woodland.
Services: Visitation is scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18, at Kraft Bros. Chapel, 175 Second St., Woodland. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, at Monument Hill Memorial Park, Woodland, with military honors by the U.S. Navy.
(Obituary from the Woodland "Daily Democrat," Tuesday, February 17, 2004, (Woodland, Yolo County, California). Submitted with the permission of the "The Daily Democrat," 711 Main St., Woodland, CA 95695. <http://www.dailydemocrat.com/>; Please note: I am not related to the family listed above, and I do not have any further information on this family.)
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