Jerry Poole, Sr.

Mr. Robert Gerald Poole, Sr., known to everyone as “Jerry”, 77, of Walterboro, entered into eternal rest Thursday, April 19, 2018 at Colleton Medical Center.  One of his final statements on the day he passed away was, “I loved the Lord and I served my country”-Jerry, April 19, 2018.

Born August 17, 1940, he was a son of the late Davis A. Poole and Margaret Atkinson Dangerfield.  He served his country in the United States Navy and was a retired long-distance truck driver.  On April 13, 1963, he married the late Jo Anne Colson, and they were blessed with two boys.  Jerry was an avid NASCAR fan, loved hot rods, movies, food and Waylon Jennings.  He was proud of his two sons and his daughter-in-law, and especially loved spending time with his grandchildren.

Surviving are: his sons, Robert Gerald “Jerry” Poole, Jr. of Orange Park, Florida, and Richard Joseph “Ricky” Poole, Sr. and his wife Amy of Rincon, Georgia; sister, Gayle Conlon and her husband Phillip of Hollywood; 8 grandchildren, Joey, Jessica and her husband Bob, Brandon, Payton, Blake, Robert, Mallory, and Thomas; 1 niece; and 5 nephews.  He was preceded in death by his parents; and his brother, Lynwood Poole.

The family will receive friends Monday evening, April 23, 2018 from 6 until 8 pm at the funeral home.

A private graveside funeral service for extended family will be held 11 o’clock, Tuesday morning, April 24, 2018 at Glendale Memorial Cemetery, 2210 Mount Carmel Road, Walterboro.

ARRANGEMENTS BY: THE BRICE W. HERNDON AND SONS FUNERAL HOMES AND CREMATORY, WALTERBORO CHAPEL, 1193 Bells Highway, Walterboro, 843.538.5408.  Visit the registry online at: www.briceherndonfuneralhome.com.

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