August 27, 1936 – December 6, 2018
Jerry, a resident of Gardendale, Alabama, went home to be with the Lord at the age of 82. He was a founding member of Olive Grove Congregational Methodist Church. He loved his wife and family dearly and cherished all the time he spent with them. He will be greatly missed.
Jerry was preceded in death by his parents, George and Mae Nation and six siblings.
Jerry is survived by his loving wife of 62 years, Jane Turner Nation; two sons, Randy Nation and his wife Debbie, and Christopher Turner Nation and Heather Chapel; one daughter, Merry Jane “Sissy” Hines and her husband Keith; a sister, Katherine Burton; four grandsons, Christopher Colby Nation, Jacob Hines (Kaitlyn), Drew Nation (Tasia Hoel), and Jared Hines (Elizabeth Anne); and one great granddaughter, Bentley Nation; many other family members and a multitude of friends.
Services will be held at Ridout’s Gardendale Chapel on Sunday, December 9, 2018 with a time of visitation to begin at 12:00 Noon; funeral at 2:00 PM, followed by his entombment in Oakwood Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, Gardendale, Alabama.