Obituaries Announcements

Jerry Jimeson
Porter Funeral Home in Lenexa
Overland Park , KS

Gerald Dean Jimeson, 85, of Overland Park, KS, passed away Monday, June
4, 2018.  

Service will be 1:00 PM Saturday, June 9, at Village Presbyterian Church, 6641 Mission Road Prairie Village,  KS 66208.  Burial in Mount Hope Cemetery in Hiawatha, KS at 5:00 PM.  Visitation will be from 6:30-8:30 PM PM Friday at the Porter Funeral Home, 8535 Monrovia Street, Lenexa, KS. Memorial donations may be made to Village Church.

Jerry was born April 8, 1933, in Hiawatha,  KS to Ford and Ruby Jimeson.  He graduated from Hiawatha High School in 1951.  He served in the United States Army and 6 yrs KS National Guard.  He received his Business Admin. Degree from Washburn University.  His career with GM lasted 34 years (1961-1995), in Dept. of Material and Transportation Control, and headed Hazmat for GM's Dept. of Transportation.

Jerry was a member of Village Presbyterian Church where he was a Deacon, Shepherd Deacon and taught Sunday School.  He also volunteered for Habitat for Humanity.

Jerry was preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Agnes in 2015 and his brother Robert Jimeson.  

He is survived by his cherished daughters; Sarah (Craig) Norton of Bloomington, MN and Martha (Jeff) Veldhuizen of Webster Groves, MO; sisters Eleanor Stricker, Louise (Frank) VanLiew, and grandchildren Andrew and Alex Norton and Clara and Sarah Veldhuizen.
  

(Condolences expressed at: www.porterfuneralhome.com  913-438-6444)