Obituary of Jerry W. Lindsay
Jerry Wayne Lindsay, age 63, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, June 21, 2016, in Warren, Michigan.
He was born on July 25, 1952, in Garnett, Kansas, the son of Emmett Eugene and Dixie Claire (Huggins) Lindsay. Jerry attended elementary school in Bush City, Kansas and later graduated from Garnett High School in 1970. After high school, Jerry followed in his father's footsteps and went to work for Willis Henderson as a truck driver. He worked for other trucking companies through the years. Jerry was also employed by the city of Garnett for ten years and most recently he and his wife Cindy have been driving for B4 Transportation, out of Portland, Oregon.
On December 14, 1974, Jerry married Lucinda (Cindy) Sue Holloman in Parker, Kansas, along with Cindy's three young children. Jerry and Cindy made their home in Bush City for the first years of their marriage. After the birth of two more children, the family moved to Parker and Moran, Kansas before settling in Garnett.
Jerry's love was for his family, enjoying time with them. He had an infectious smile and could make anyone smile, even on their worse days.
Jerry is survived by his wife, Cindy Lindsay, of the home; mother, Dixie Lindsay, formerly of Bush City, Kansas; five children, Paula Miller and husband Craig of Moran Kansas, their daughter, Cheyanne Milner and husband Jacob of Mulvane, Kansas, and their unborn child Clara; Shane Holloway and wife Rose' of Garnett, Kansas, their children, Zia Holloway, Emmett Holloway, Dakota Jumet and wife Chanda, their son, Riley; Ben Holloway and wife Lori of Bellevue, Nebraska; their two sons, Trevor and Andrew; Tamara Lindsay and her two children, Joseph Hermreck and Kristin Ross; Kimberly Lindsay and her two children, Jaiden Durand and Cecilia Brockway; two sisters, Linda Michael and husband Joe of Humboldt, Kansas, Connie Phillips and husband Steve of Iola, Kansas; Uncle Charles Lindsay and wife Eunice of Oakley, Kansas; numerous nieces and nephews.
Jerry is preceded in death by his father, Emmett Lindsay; two uncles, George Lindsay and Glenn Huggins; one granddaughter, Hailie May Ross; grandparents, Claude and Dot Lindsay and Leslie and Eva Huggins; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Lyle and Clara Holloman.
We know Jerry is with his father doing Heaven's heavy hauls. Keep the shiny side up and the rubber side down, Brewster.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm on Monday, June 27, 2016 at the Feuerborn Family Funeral Service Chapel in Garnett. Burial will follow in the Kincaid Cemetery at Kincaid, Kansas. Family will greet friends from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Sunday evening at the Feuerborn Family Funeral Service Chapel in Garnett.
Memorial contributions may be made to the AbbVie Crohn's and Colitis Scholarship.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.feuerbornfuneral.com.