Jerry Dale Minter

1947 - 2023  (76 years)

• Name	Jerry Dale Minter
  Birth	6 Jan 1947	Cherokee County, Texas, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	D9378082FE2A4B429C33BE6EAE9FC619EE72
  Death	19 Jan 2023	The Hospice of East Texas, Tyler, Texas, USA   [2]
  Notes	From legacy.com: Jerry CHANDLER ? Minter Jerry was a character - if you know, you know! Jerry was 1 of 11 children to Cordelia Murphy Minter and Fred Richard Minter of Jacksonville, Texas. He was a proud member of the class of 1965 of the Fightin' Indians of Jacksonville where he had an incredible football and track career. He continued his sports and academic career as a Lumberjack at Stephen F. Austin in Nacogdoches, Texas. He went on to have two girls: Lorye Glass and husband Joel of Laredo, Texas and two grandgirls - Julia and Olivia; Hollye Belle Minter of Rowlett, Texas and grandboys - Collin and Drew Rohr. Jerry worked at and retired from Kelly Tire Company, owned by Goodyear. In his spare time, he worked as a high school football official and then, after retirement, worked as a bus driver for Brownsboro ISD. Jerry loved all outdoor sports of hunting, fishing and searching for arrowheads. Jerry was a great story teller and a lover of life. He lived each day in only a way Jerry could. He is happily reunited with his mother and daddy, brothers and sisters who have gone on to Paradise before him: Eva Mae, Robbie Nell, Freddie Jean, Floyd Richard (Ricky), Daniel, Esther Faye, Herbert Larry (Shub), Judith Gail (Judy) and is survived by sisters Elsie Ruth and Mary Ann. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews. Jerry spent his final earthly time at The Hospice of East Texas. Please consider a donation to this wonderful and loving facility at https://www.hospiceofeasttexas.org/give/why-donate/ Jerry donated his body to science at the UT Southwestern Science Center. https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/research/programs/willed-body/ That last and most important fact of Jerry's life is that he gave his life to Christ at the age of 16 at Central Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Texas. A memorial service will be held at Autry Funeral Home in Jacksonville, Texas on January 28, 2023 at 11:00 am. Please join us. Published by Legacy Remembers from Jan. 18 to Jan. 22, 2023.
  Person ID	I4242	America
  Last Modified	16 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Fred Richard Minter,   b. 20 Jul 1905, Panola County, Texas, USA d. 4 May 1983, Texas, USA (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Cordelia MURPHY,   b. 11 Nov 1911, USA d. 7 Apr 1995, Texas, USA (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	12 Nov 1927	Texas, USA   [2]
  Family ID	F2035	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Jannie DARK,   b. 13 Dec 1947, Jacksonville, Cherokee County, Texas, USA USA d. 20 Feb 2011, Tyler, Smith County, Texas, USA (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	2 Jul 1966	Cherokee County, Texas, USA   [3]
  Children	1. Lorye Jayne Minter   2. Hollye Belle Minter
  Family ID	F2039	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2015

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret Ann TOMPKINS,   b. 26 Oct 1959, Smith County, Texas, USA d. 31 Dec 2012, Tyler, Smith County, Texas, USA (Age 53 years)
  Family ID	F4223	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Jul 2026

  
  

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• Sources

  [S113] Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 at Ancestry.com, January 2015 and later. [S66] findagrave.com, November 2014 and later. [S107] Texas, Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 at Ancestry.com, January 2015.